Emily Gustafsson-Wright
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Dr. Gustafsson-Wright is a senior fellow at the Center for Universal Education at the…
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5 highlights from impact bonds in developing countries in 2016
5 highlights from impact bonds in developing countries in 2016
Have you had a chance to read our New Year blog on impact bonds?
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High quality ECE is a worthwhile investment. See our recent blog post.
High quality ECE is a worthwhile investment. See our recent blog post.
High quality early child care makes good sense: A response to Farran
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Did you miss our Brookings landscape study on impact bonds?
Did you miss our Brookings landscape study on impact bonds?
The Potential and Limitations of Impact Bonds by Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Sophie Gardiner.
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1 in 5 households forewent healthcare in rural agricultural households when hit with a health shock. Read a new publication of mine with Igna Bonfrer
1 in 5 households forewent healthcare in rural agricultural households when hit with a health shock. Read a new publication of mine with Igna Bonfrer
Health shocks, coping strategies and foregone healthcare among agricultural households in Kenya
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I am so proud of my creative, passionate and talented daughter, Camelia Terraza for the completion of her thesis and graduation from AUC. The history…
I am so proud of my creative, passionate and talented daughter, Camelia Terraza for the completion of her thesis and graduation from AUC. The history…
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An excellent summary, by my friend Luis Benveniste of the World Bank, of the key elements of what makes for quality outcomes on the education (from…
An excellent summary, by my friend Luis Benveniste of the World Bank, of the key elements of what makes for quality outcomes on the education (from…
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Did you miss the chance to join our Consultative Group (CG) for the Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE? We will be holding a final round…
Did you miss the chance to join our Consultative Group (CG) for the Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE? We will be holding a final round…
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Tinbergen Institute The University of Amsterdam
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Health shocks, coping strategies and foregone healthcare among agricultural households in Kenya
Global Public Health
See publicationRisks are a central part of life for households in low-income countries and health shocks in particular are associated with poverty. Formal mechanisms protecting households against the financial consequences of shocks are largely absent, especially among poor rural households. Our aim is to identify the relative importance of health shocks and to explore factors associated with coping behaviour and foregone care. We use a cross-sectional survey among 1226 randomly selected agricultural…
Risks are a central part of life for households in low-income countries and health shocks in particular are associated with poverty. Formal mechanisms protecting households against the financial consequences of shocks are largely absent, especially among poor rural households. Our aim is to identify the relative importance of health shocks and to explore factors associated with coping behaviour and foregone care. We use a cross-sectional survey among 1226 randomly selected agricultural households in Kenya. In our sample, illness and injury shocks dominate all other shocks in prevalence. Almost 2% of households incurred catastrophic health expenditure in the last year. Using a probit model we identified the main coping strategies associated with facing a health shock: (1) use savings, (2) sell assets and (3) ask for gifts or loans. One in five households forewent necessary care in the last 12 months. We conclude that health shocks pose a significant risk to households. Implementing pre-payment or saving mechanisms might help protect households against the financial consequences of ill health. Such mechanisms, however, should take into account the competing shocks that agricultural households face, making it almost impossible to reserve a share of their limited resources for the protection against health shocks only.
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Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria one State at a Time
Brookings Institute
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Limited working proficiency
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Swedish
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English
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Join our team at the Center for Universal Education! Not only is this a stimulating and exciting position, but our team is really fun!
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