Measuring the Impacts of Prime-age Adult Death on Rural Households in Kenya

Takashi Yamano () and Thomas S. Jayne ()

No KE-TEGEMEO-WP-05, International Development Collaborative Working Papers from Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of prime-age adult mortality on household composition, crop production, asset holdings, and non-farm income using nationwide household survey data in rural Kenya. The findings of this study highlight the importance of dis-aggregating the effects of prime-age adult death by gender and status (i.e., the role and position of the individual) within the household. Important gender and status differences in how adult mortality affects households’ size and composition, crop cultivation patterns, agricultural output, and off-farm income were found.

Keywords: food security; food policy; HIV/AIDS; adult death; agricultural production; Kenya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written
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Working Paper: MEASURING THE IMPACTS OF PRIME-AGE ADULT DEATH ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA (2002)
Working Paper: MEASURING THE IMPACTS OF PRIME-AGE ADULT DEATH ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA (2003)
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