Als Newcomer im Mikrofinanzmarkt werden Mikroversicherungen derzeit als vielversprechende Möglichkeit der sozialen Sicherung und Armutsreduzierung in Entwicklungsländern gehandelt. Es besteht die Hoffnung, weite Teile der Bevölkerung, denen ein Zugang zu staatlichem Sozialversicherungsschutz...

This paper investigates the impact of a devastating weather shock on child anthropometrics, using data from Mongolia. We employ a diff-in-diff strategy to identify the effect of an extremely harsh winter in 2010, which caused the death of about 20 percent of the national livestock. Results...

This paper analyzes the short- and long-term impact of extreme weather events on educational outcomes in Mongolia. Our focus is on two extremely severe winters that caused mass livestock mortality. We use household panel data with comprehensive retrospective information on households’ historic...

This paper analyzes the short- and long-term impact of extreme weather events on educational outcomes in Mongolia. Our focus is on two extremely severe winters that caused mass livestock mortality. We use household panel data with comprehensive retrospective information on households' historic...