Impact of High Inflation on Household Livelihoods in Urban South Sudan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23550758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thierry Hounsa, Alvin Etang, Utz Pape |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1596/1813-9450-10210 |
| OpenAlex | W4309378707 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Using panel data, this paper analyzes \n the impact of high inflation on household livelihoods in \n urban South Sudan. Based on a difference-in-difference \n approach, inflation is found to have a strong negative \n impact on urban poverty between 2015 and 2017, mainly driven \n by the increase of non-food prices. Food price inflation had \n a negative and statistically significant impact on girls’ \n primary and secondary school attendance, while proximity to \n school is very important for girls’ school attendance. \n Increases in food prices led to a decline in labor force \n participation, increasing unemployment among urban \n residents. Inflation is exacerbating food insecurity and \n hunger, particularly for the poorest households who are more \n vulnerable to hunger. Inflation has also negatively affected \n households’ perceptions of welfare. These changes in welfare \n are mostly explained by the period of near hyper-inflation \n in 2017. Addressing high inflation must be at the center of \n efforts to reduce poverty and hunger to improve the welfare \n of the people of South Sudan.
Economics · Geography · Inflation (cosmology) · Livelihood · Economic Growth and Development · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |