RT Generic
T1 Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya
A1 Mburu,Samuel
A1 Kaiser,Micha
A1 Sousa-Poza,Alfonso
WP 2017/09/28
AB Understanding household-level asset dynamics has important implications for designing relevant poverty reduction policies. To advance this understanding,  we develop a microeconomic model to analyze the impact of a shock (for  example a drought) on the behavioral decisions of pastoralists in Northern Kenya. Using household panel data this study then explores the livestock asset dynamics using  both non-parametric and semi-parametric techniques to establish the shape of the  asset accumulation path and to determine whether multiple equilibria exist.  More specifically, using tropical livestock units as a measure of livestock  accumulation over time, we show not only that these assets converge to a single   equilibrium but that forage availability and herd diversity play a major role in such livestock accumulation.
K1 Kenia
K1 Hirt
K1 Viehbesatz
K1 Armut
K1 Semiparametrische Schätzung
PP Hohenheim
PB Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
UL http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2017/1409