This study examined the quality of education in the North Eastern part of Nigeria between 2004 and 2008. The study adopted the descriptive research design using ex-post facto type to look at the phenomenon. The study considered all the states in the zone as a unit and in some cases examined...

Human capital, including health and nutrition, has played a key role in the literature on poverty traps. Economic shocks that affect human capital during early life are thought to translate into permanently reduced levels of human capital and, thereby, push individuals into poverty. Three...

Human capital, including health and nutrition, has played a key role in the literature on poverty traps. Economic shocks that affect human capital during early life are thought to translate into permanently reduced levels of human capital and, thereby, push individuals into poverty. Three...

Poor performance in the cotton driven agriculture export sector, the major export earner in BENIN, affected the country potential income; the ensuing economic downturn increased the vulnerability of poor households (more than 70%) of which are involved in the primary (mostly agricultural) sector;...