African poverty and inequality analyses. In addition to the fact that NIDS is the first national panel study of individuals in …, after imputations, was the preferred variable for deriving the poverty and inequality estimates. This paper examines if the … poverty and inequality estimates are significantly different, using both the single estimate and the aggregate (before and …

This paper describes and analyses current poverty and income distribution in South Africa, with a central concern the … relationship between poverty, inequality and growth. The paper also investigates patterns of and trends in poverty and income … patterns of human capital development are fundamental to the future growth path and therefore to poverty and income …

analysis of income inequality and poverty trends. These income distribution patterns also have considerable implications for …

This paper sets out the reasoning behind the fuzzy set approach to poverty measurement as a means to address both … poverty measurement. … vertical and horizontal vagueness of poverty. The linear approach of Cerioli and Zani and the totally fuzzy and relative …

, and excluding these households from poverty and inequality analyses would lead to biased results. Hence, sequential … poverty and inequality trends across the three surveys. Finally, income welfare and non-income welfare were compared by …

This paper provides a non-technical, snapshot-like profile of poverty in South Africa based on two surveys recently … household survey 2006 (GHS2006). It uses various “poverty markers” (including geographical location, population group, gender …, household structure, the age of the head of the household, and employment status) to identify key characteristics of poverty …

limited impact on poverty and inequality in South Africa. …

Using alternative data sources on income and poverty with a shorter time lag makes it possible to discern trends that … can inform the policy debate. A strong decline in poverty rates was recorded since 2000. This has since been confirmed by … poverty and social poverty in the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University. It first appeared as a publication that …

alternative estimates of the post-transition poverty path. The motivations for using this non-official data source are twofold … Population Census – and a desire to extend analysis of poverty trends beyond 2001. While official data sources are generally … preferred for purposes of poverty analysis, the IES and Census collect data at long (five or ten year) intervals, and additional …

The debate about the consequences of economic growth on poverty and welfare was recently rekindled in South Africa by … linked to a nationally representative household survey to assess the poverty and economic consequences of a higher economic … growth scenario. The main findings are that higher economic growth induces reductions in poverty both in the short and long …