poverty reduction, in Ghana. By accounting for the potential endogeneity of access to financial services, we show that rural …

, indicating the potential of financial inclusion for reducing income inequality. Thus, policies that aim to deepen the extent of …

the four Demographic Health Surveys conducted in Cameroon by Macro International and the National Institute of Statistics …

-using comparable datasets, the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys of 1999, 2003, and 2008 for national, regional, and zonal … pace with the rapid economic growth attained in the last decade. The country registered only fewer gains in non-income …

This study assesses temporal and spatial distribution of child deprivation and income poverty using the fifth and sixth … deprivation of children aged 7 to 17 years, and the outcomes were compared to the incidence of income poverty. The analyses reveal … areas; and differences in regional rankings of deprivation and income poverty. Distinct policies for child deprivation and …

use income, health, education, and standard of living to measure the MPI. The MPI headcount declined from 26.9 to 13 … this period. We include different health dimensions, factoring in insurance, institutional coverage, antenatal care, and … chronic conditions. Income is the dominant instrument with the highest contribution to the MPI, followed by insurance. Cooking …