All of the Following Are Considered as Consumption Smoothing Except

question 19

Multiple Choice

All of the following are considered as consumption smoothing except:

• A) eating two good meals every day rather than having several three-meal days followed by several one-meal days
• B) spending less on daily basis to save for dowries for daughters or bride prices for sons
• C) if households have fewer or smaller fluctuations,they are willing to accept lower average consumption
• D) households take out a loan to spend more than their current income even if it means they have to consume much less in the future

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