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Shocks and Mental Health – Panel Data Evidence from South Africa | |
Yonas Alem; Gidisa Lachisa Tato | |
2022-03-01 | |
出版年 | 2022 |
国家 | 瑞典 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
英文摘要 | Households in developing countries are subject to considerable risk and shocks, but most don’t have the ability to deal with them using formal mechanisms. We use five rounds of South African NIDS panel data and investigate the impact of shocks on the mental health of individuals. We find that experiencing idiosyncratic shocks, such as the death of a supportive family member and loss of assets, has significant negative impacts on mental health. Dynamic System GMM regression results suggest that one of the key pathways by which the death of a family member affects mental health is through reduction of household income. Our results suggest that there is a large scope for improving welfare further through social support and insurance mechanisms. The results also call for expansion of psychiatric and therapeutic care in Africa, which currently appears to be at the lowest level compared to the rest of the world. |
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来源平台 | Environment for Development Initiative |
文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/347066 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yonas Alem,Gidisa Lachisa Tato. Shocks and Mental Health – Panel Data Evidence from South Africa,2022. |
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