Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Can micro health insurance reduce poverty? : evidence from Bangladesh

Publication: Sheffield : Department of Economics, University of Sheffields, 2010Series: (Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series ; 2010001)Notes: Sumario: This paper examines the impact of microhealth insurance on poverty redution in rural areas of Bangladesh. The research is based on household level primary data collected from the operating areas of the Grameen Bank during 2006. A number of outcome measures relating to poverty status are considered; these include household income, stability of household via food sufficiency and ownership of non-land assets, and also the probability of being above or below the poverty line. The results show that micro health insurance has a positive association with all of these indicators, and this is statistically significant and quantitatively important for food sufficiencyMateria / lugar / evento: Microseguros Productos de seguros Pobreza Protección social Zonas rurales Seguro de salud Bangladesh Otros autores: Roberts, Jennifer
Mosley, Paul
Secondary series: Sheffield Economic Research Paper Series. 2010001 Other categories: 219