decomposition of poverty and inequality in 2000–2018 using official national household surveys. We find the growth since 2012 …, unlike before, was consistently pro-poor. Moreover, growth and redistribution aligned after 2012 to reduce poverty, whereas …-poor. Finally, the overall trends in the quality of growth and its contribution and that of redistribution to poverty adjustments …

This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are …

Income inequality and poverty in Nigeria are closely related. This study decomposed change in poverty in Nigeria into … the growth and redistribution components using income and expenditure. Household survey data collected by the National … was significantly higher than urban poverty during the two periods. Income growth reduced poverty where positive growth …