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Spatial and Inter-temporal Sources of Poverty, Inequality and Gender Disparities in Cameroon: a Regression-Based Decomposition Analysis
Epo, Boniface Ngah; Baye, Francis Menjo; Manga, Nadine … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2011
This study applies the regression-based inequality decomposition technique to explain poverty and inequality trends in Cameroon. We also identify gender related factors which explain income disparities and discrimination based on the 2001 and 2007 Cameroon household consumption surveys. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321856
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Pauvreté et inégalités en Tunisie: une approche non monétaire
Ayadi, Mohamed; Lahga, AbdelRahmen El; Chtioui, Naouel - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2007
conditions de vie des ménages afin d'analyser l'évolution de la pauvreté et des inégalités en Tunisie, entre 1988 et 2001, dans … une perspective multidimensionnelle. Nous montrons que la pauvreté a connu une baisse significative durant la période d …'étude, bien que les disparités régionales et celles entre milieux de résidence aient connu une certaine constance. La pauvreté est …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696364
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DAD: a Software for Poverty and Distributive Analysis
Araar, Abdelkrim; Duclos, Jean-Yves - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2006
DAD is designed to facilitate the analysis and the comparisons of social welfare, inequality, poverty and equity across distributions of living standards and using disaggregated data. It is freely distributed. DAD's features include the estimation of a large number of indices and curves that are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696365
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Transient and Chronic Rural Household Poverty: Evidence from Kenya
Muyanga, Milu; Ayieko, Miltone; Bundi, Mary - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2007
Most of the earlier studies of poverty in Kenya have basically been static in nature. They have attempted to measure household welfare -- incidence, gap and severity -- at a point in time. Such studies are undeniably vital. However, they do not necessarily provide a good indication of welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696371
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Profil de la pauvreté infantile dans quatre pays de l'UEMOA: une analyse comparative basée sur l'approche multidimensionnelle de la pauvreté
Djoke, Kossi Agbeviade; Djadou, Ayawo; d'Almeida, Amélé; … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2009
la pauvreté infantile et, d'autre part, d'identifier l'existence d'inégalités de bien-être infantile et d'analyser leurs …'approche multidimensionnelle de la pauvreté, les résultats font ressortir que les facteurs qui expliquent la pauvreté infantile dans les pays … les difficultés respiratoires. Il apparaît aussi que, l'incidence de la pauvreté infantile multidimensionnelle est de 19 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008630021
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Poverty Targeting and Impact of a Governmental Micro-credit Program in Vietnam
Cuong, Nguyen Viet; Pham, Minh Thu; Minh, Nguyet Pham; … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2007
It is argued that without collateral the poor often face binding borrowing constraints in the formal credit market. This justifies a micro-credit program, which is operated by the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to provide the poor with preferential credit. This paper examines poverty targeting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008630023
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Multi-Poverty in Cameroon: a Dimensional Scores Approach. Multi-pauvreté au Cameroun: Approche par les scores dimensionnels.
Ningaye, Paul; Tiomela, Yemedjeu; Feudjio, Virginie Takoutio - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2011
The primary objective of this study is to capture multi-poverty with values for welfare dimensions rather than the typical approach of a composite welfare indicator. The method used is multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) modelling, which can be used to explain, measure and calculate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008916022
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Dynamics of Poverty, Labor Market and Public Policies in Latin America
Beccaria, Luis; Maurizio, Roxana; Fernandez, Ana Laura; … - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2011
Latin America experienced six years of sustained growth from 2003-2008. The high rate of economic growth over these years – before the 2008-2009 crisis – positively impacted social and labour market indicators. Evidence of these positive impacts can be seen in the form of job creation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009148903
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A Robust Multi-Dimensional Poverty Profile for Uganda
Levine, Sebastian; Muwonge, James; Batana, Yele Maweki - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2011
In this paper we compute a multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI) for Uganda following the approach proposed by Alkire and Forster (2007). Using household survey data we show how the incidence of multi-dimensional poverty has fallen in recent years and we use the decomposability features of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368955
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Multidimensional Poverty in Kenya: Analysis of Maternal and Child Wellbeing
Kabubo-Mariara, Jane; Wambugu, Anthony; Musau, Susan - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2011
This paper generates multidimensional poverty profiles for women and children over a ten-year period from 1993 to 2003.Data from the national Demographic and Health Survey are used to improve measurement of poverty in Kenya in four ways: First, the paper constructs a composite wealth index...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320851