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Measuring poverty using both income and wealth : an empirical comparison of multidimensional approaches using data for the US and Spain
Azpitarte, Francisco - 2010
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the approaches to poverty based on income and wealth that have been … proposed in the literature. Two types of approaches are considered: those that look at income and wealth separately when … argue that the higher correlation between income and wealth in the United States contributes to explaining the greater …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008657962
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Measuring Poverty Using Both Income and Wealth : An Empirical Comparison of Multidimensional Approaches Using Data for the U.S. and Spain
Azpitarte, Francisco - 2014
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the approaches to poverty based on income and wealth that have been … proposed in the literature. Two types of approaches are considered: those that look at income and wealth separately when … argue that the higher correlation between income and wealth in the United States contributes to explaining the greater …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013069241
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Poverty Levels and Debt Indicators Among Low-Income Households Before and After the Great Recession
Kim, Kyoung Tae - 2017
This study analyzed the debt profile of low-income households before and after the Great Recession using the 2007-2013 Survey of Consumer Finances. We utilized Heckman selection models to investigate three debt characteristics; (1) the amount of debt, (2) debt-to-income ratio, and (3) debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951005
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Household Vulnerability to Income Shocks in Emerging and Developing Asia : The Case of Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam
De Stefani, Alessia; Laws, Athene; Sollaci, Alexandre - 2022
We leverage survey data from emerging and developing Asia to highlight different aspects of household vulnerability to income shocks arising from the Covid-19 pandemic: occupation in Cambodia, self-insurance mechanisms in Nepal, and financial leverage in Vietnam. Occupation and ex-ante income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013291774
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The Role of Financial Inclusion in Moderating the Incidence of Entrepreneurship on Energy Poverty in Ghana
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas - 2023
This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana. The assessment is made by using pooled data and two stage least squares. The exposition builds from the 7th (GLSS7) and 6th (GLSS6) rounds focusing on the Ghana Living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014362161
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Financial Inclusion and Energy Poverty : Empirical Evidence from Ghana
Koomson, Isaac; Danquah, Michael - 2021
With myriads of policy options being considered to alleviate energy poverty, the financial inclusion-energy poverty nexus has received little attention despite its potential. Using two rounds of living standards survey data from Ghana, this study examines the effect of financial inclusion on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013250146
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The role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana. The assessment is made by using pooled data and two stage least squares. The exposition builds from the 7th (GLSS7) and 6th (GLSS6) rounds focusing on the Ghana Living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289138
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Effect of Financial Inclusion on Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty : Evidence Using a Multi-Dimensional Measure of Financial Inclusion
Koomson, Isaac - 2020
This study examines the effect of financial inclusion on poverty and vulnerability to poverty of Ghanaian households. Using data extracted from the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey in 2016/17, a multiple correspondence analysis is employed to generate a financial inclusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844229
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Why Are Some Households So Poorly Insured?
Gathergood, John - 2017
We explore how households insure themselves against consumption volatility. We asked households how they would fund an unexpected emergency consumption expense equivalent to one month's income. Answers reveal a range of consumption insurance mechanisms, including borrowing from credit markets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964370
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Marriage as an argument for energy poverty reduction : the moderating role of financial inclusion
Asongu, Simplice; Ogbonna, Amarachi O.; Mete, Mariette C. N. - 2024
The present research extends the extant literature by investigating the hypothesis on whether marriage can be a substitute for financial inclusion in energy poverty reduction in Ghana. Pooled data and two stage least squares techniques are used in the estimation process and the validity of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015064761