Health Shocks and Natural Resource Management : Evidence from Western Kenya

Poverty and altered planning horizons brought on by the HIV/AIDS epidemic can change individual discount rates, altering incentives to conserve natural resources. Using longitudinal household survey data from western Kenya, we estimate the effects of health status on investments in soil quality, as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of environmental economics and management. - 1984. - 69(2015) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 36-52
1. Verfasser: Damon, Maria (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Zivin, Joshua Graff, Thirumurthy, Harsha
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of environmental economics and management
Schlagworte:Journal Article HIV/AIDS Health and environment environmental degradation health shocks