Last updated December 2010
Author:
Anne Kielland, Morten Bøås
Abstract:
The research aims to identify and document the various roles children play in the household risk-management efforts
of poor rural families in West Africa. Mechanisms related to child mobility will be a main focus. On the one hand,
does child mobility allow for higher fertility, and on the other hand, does it play a strategic role in the mitigation and
coping efforts of households dealing with critical risks and shocks? Two main types of shocks serve as central variables:
those related to the impact of climatic shocks on household production (covariate), and those related to the
death of an adult breadwinner in the household (idiosyncratic).
Contact Information:
Anne Kielland,
aki@fafo.no;
Morten Bøås,
mbo@fafo.no, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies