Chronic Poverty and Household Dynamics in Uganda

Education and Population: Closely Linked Trajectories for Pakistan

“…Demographic pressure is therefore a driver of chronic poverty. This finding is similar to the results of other studies (Islam and Shimeles 2007;Ssewanyana 2009). However, the table also shows that movement out of poverty was greater among large households than among smaller or medium-sized households.…”

“…At the micro level, household or family size has been documented as a determinant of chronic poverty (Jayaraman and Findeis, 2005;Ssewanyana 2009), and age composition influences the dependency ratio and consequently the poverty trajectories of households. Changes in each age group (young, adult, and elderly) are also linked with poverty dynamics (movements into and out of poverty) because of their distinct economic consequences: "the young require intensive investment in health and education, prime-age adults supply labor and saving, and the aged require health care and retirement income" (Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla 2003).…”

Determinants of Household's Education and Healthcare Spending in Nigeria: Evidence from Survey Data

“…Given the significance of education and healthcare in the socio‐economic development of developing countries, many policy analysts have carried out empirical studies to examine education and healthcare expenditure patterns across households, as well as the factors driving these differences in expenditures and the demand for different types of educational and health facilities in SSA (e.g., Akin et al ., ; Mbanefoh et al ., ; Anyanwu, ; Anyanwu and Erhijakpor, , ; Ichoku and Leibbrandt, ; Mariko, ; Mwabu et al ., ; Ssewanyana et al ., ; Bello, ; Kouadio et al ., ; Murthy and Okunade, ; Cisse, ; and Donkoh and Amikuzuno, ). Many of these studies employ dichotomous variables to examine the determinants of the decision to spend on either education or healthcare, without analysing the determinants of how much is actually spent, once the decision to spend is made.…”

StimulatingMicroenterpriseGrowth:ExperimentalEvidencefromUganda

“…From 1986 to 2007, a 20-year civil war between the government of Uganda and rebels left the north of the country highly underdeveloped. Incomes and wealth are significantly lower in the north than in any other part of the country (Ssewanyana 2010), and market development is severely limited (Fiala 2010). Since 2007, the north experienced significant growth, with expanded trade from both Sudan (north of Uganda) and Kampala, Uganda's capital, helping to fuel this expansion.…”