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Our hypothesis is that Nigeria is going through a process of economic polarization. An analysis of this type is new for … Nigeria; the limited availability of comparable data has hindered an investigation that requires data series not too close in …
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) to assess the redistributive effects of direct healthcare financing in Nigeria. This new framework makes it possible not … to utilize healthcare is always linked to the decision to pay for healthcare, as is the case in Nigeria, out …
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This paper explores the link between polarization and inequality and proposes some analytical methods to decompose the Duclos, Esteban, and Ray (2004) polarization index by population groups or income sources. In some cases, the decomposition methods were extended to the Esteban and Ray (1994)...
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Incidences of rising income inequality in Nigeria have raised questions on its link with globalization. Using quarterly … inequality while that of productivity significantly diminished income inequality in Nigeria in the long run. This study … recommends support for domestic entrepreneurship through import substitution and export promotion strategies so that Nigeria to …
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This study empirically examined the relationship between poverty, income inequality and economic growth in Nigeria. The … study used time series data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin … that poverty and income inequality has an insignificant effect on economic growth in Nigeria. Based on the findings, it can …
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polarization, inequality, and poverty in Nigeria. Data sources include the NCS 1996 and NLSS 2004, and analytical techniques used … inequality and polarization on poverty in Nigeria. The study reveals declines in the level of inequality and polarization in … Nigeria, while an increasing level of identification indicates an emerging level of bipolarization. The main dimensions of …
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The main aim of this paper is to explore the link between poverty and inequality. In developing countries, there is a general consensus that high inequality can dampen significantly the impact of economic performance on poverty. In this paper, we propose a new theoretical framework that links...
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This paper investigates the effect of economic size and uncertainty on income inequality in Nigeria from 1980 to 2020 … influence income inequality in Nigeria while controlling for the effects of government expenditure, oil rent, birth rate, and … birth rate are negative and statistically significant. The government of Nigeria need to treat the reduction of income …
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