This paper examines the prevalence of disability and its effects on household consumption. The fixed effects model is estimated to analyze the impact of disability on consumption. The disability prevalence rate is as large as 30% of surveyed households. The results show that disability of any...

This paper discusses the effects of death and illness on household income and non-health consumption for all and different subsamples of households in Ethiopia. With a few exceptions, the results suggest that the insurance mechanism in the country does not fully insure household income and...