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Coping with risk in poor rural economies

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Rural inhabitants of developing countries face extraordinarily risky environments, and decision-making under risk has crucial implications for the welfare of the rural poor. Therefore, obtaining a better understanding of the behaviour under risk of low-income populations is a vital step in the comprehension of human behaviour, and is important for effective policy design and evaluation, as well as for shedding light on production, investment and technology adoption decisions.

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Research group:
Centre for the Study of African Economies
Oxford college:
Hertford College
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Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Role:
Supervisor
Publication date:
2013
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2014-02-03

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