Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya

Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Mburu, Samuel; Kaiser, Micha

Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Sousa-Poza, Alfonso	de
dc.contributor.author	Mburu, Samuel	de
dc.contributor.author	Kaiser, Micha	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-08T08:54:53Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-08T08:54:53Z
dc.date.created	2017-09-28
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.identifier.swb	493886842
dc.identifier.uri	https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6194
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-14091
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2017,25
dc.rights.license	publ-mit-pod	en
dc.rights.license	publ-mit-pod	de
dc.rights.uri	http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_mit_pod.php
dc.subject	Poverty dynamics	en
dc.subject	Pastoralists	en
dc.subject	Livestock	en
dc.subject	Semi-parametric estimation	en
dc.subject	Kenya	en
dc.subject.ddc	300
dc.subject.gnd	Kenia	de
dc.subject.gnd	Hirt	de
dc.subject.gnd	Viehbesatz	de
dc.subject.gnd	Armut	de
dc.subject.gnd	Semiparametrische Schätzung	de
dc.title	Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya	de
dc.type.dcmi	Text	de
dc.type.dini	WorkingPaper	de
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	en
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	de
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlace	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.faculty.number	3	de
local.institute.number	520	de
local.opus.number	1409
local.series.issueNumber	2017,25
local.series.title	Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.university	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.university.faculty	Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences	en
local.university.faculty	Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften	de
local.university.institute	Institute for Economics	en
local.university.institute	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre	de

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