Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya

dc.contributor.authorSousa-Poza, Alfonsode
dc.contributor.authorMburu, Samuelde
dc.contributor.authorKaiser, Michade
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T08:54:53Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T08:54:53Z
dc.date.created2017-09-28
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding 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.swb493886842
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6194
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-14091
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2017,25
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dc.rights.urihttp://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_mit_pod.php
dc.subjectPoverty dynamicsen
dc.subjectPastoralisten
dc.subjectLivestocken
dc.subjectSemi-parametric estimationen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.gndKeniade
dc.subject.gndHirtde
dc.subject.gndViehbesatzde
dc.subject.gndArmutde
dc.subject.gndSemiparametrische Schätzungde
dc.titleLivestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenyade
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local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlaceUniversität Hohenheimde
local.export.bibtex@techreport{Sousa-Poza2017, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6194}, author = {Sousa-Poza, Alfonso and Mburu, Samuel and Kaiser, Micha et al.}, title = {Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya}, year = {2017}, school = {Universität Hohenheim}, series = {Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorSousa-Poza, Alfonso and Mburu, Samuel and Kaiser, Micha et al.
local.export.bibtexKeySousa-Poza2017
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local.faculty.number3de
local.institute.number520de
local.opus.number1409
local.series.issueNumber2017,25
local.series.titleHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.title.fullLivestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya
local.universityUniversität Hohenheimde
local.university.facultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciencesen
local.university.facultyFakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftende
local.university.instituteInstitute for Economicsen
local.university.instituteInstitut für Volkswirtschaftslehrede

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