Ethnicity and Economic Well-Being: The Case of Ghana

Addai, Isaac; Pokimica, Jelena

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“…This might reflect the difficulty of fitting in for people with some, but not sufficient, credentials. For females, education was positively correlated with happiness, a pattern not dissimilar to conventional findings; Addai & Pokimica, 2010.) To save space, these coefficients are not shown in the table (but they are available on request from Ming‐Chang Tsai).…”

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“…We did not analyze emotional supports or other instrumental services, given their significance in daily exchanges (Schwarz et al, 2010). Ethnic background, as well as matrilineal practice (as among the Akan), may generate noteworthy patterns of reciprocity and well‐being (Addai & Pokimica, 2010). Religion was not included in the questionnaire, so we were not able to differentiate the three main groupings—Christianity, Islam, and traditional religion—despite their importance in relevant studies (Takyi et al, 2003; Takyi & Dodoo, 2005).…”

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Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well‐being in Ghana

Tsai

Dzorgbo

2012

J of Marriage and Family

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The authors investigated variations in reciprocity and the impact of reciprocity on well-being in a West African society. They hypothesized that household size and income diversity encourage reciprocity, which in turn enhances subjective well-being. In empirical testing of these hypotheses the authors used the data of the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire of Ghana, a national sample of household heads (N males = 33,949, N females = 13,900) collected in 2003. A regression analysis showed that remittance facilitates balanced or credited reciprocity, whereas size-related measures (marital status and generational relationships) produce mixed results. Reciprocity clearly strengthens perceived economic security and level of happiness among Ghanaians. This research suggests that extensive reciprocity among kin, rather than household configurations, should be stressed in efforts to understand the structure of familial relationships and its consequences for well-being.Although some scholars suggest that African families provide social and material support to

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Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well‐being in Ghana

Tsai

Dzorgbo

2012

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Ethnic groups have different conceptions of well‐being and that different factors influence their subjective living conditions (Neff, ; Agyemang et al ., ). For instance, Addai and Pokimica () report that ethnicity is an important determinant of perceived living conditions of individuals in Ghana. In their analysis, ethnicity tends to have both negative and positive effects on living conditions among different ethnic groups and different sub‐samples.…”

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Elections and Subjective Living Conditions in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Zeydanli¹

2017

African Development Review

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In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), competitive elections can cause considerable violence and widespread destruction of property, most of which is ethnically motivated. Recent literature shows that ethnic identification is more prominent during competitive election periods in comparison to other identifying categories such as gender, religion, and class/ occupation. This paper utilizes data from 12 SSA countries and over 40,000 respondents taken from the Afrobarometer. It asks if individual perceived living conditions changes in the run-up to competitive elections. Strong evidence shows that a perceived living condition does change. It is positively related to the proximity to an election and this proximity effect depends on the competitiveness of the election. The paper further investigates the background mechanisms behind this positive relationship, that is, to what extent does living conditions of the individual change if the party that the individual supports wins the election and is there a change in living conditions of the individual before and after the election? In addition, this paper documents that ethnic identification also has a positive impact on individual perceived living conditions after controlling for electoral cycle variables.Notes: Ã , ÃÃ , ÃÃÃ indicate the 10%, 5%, and 1% significance levels, respectively. Standard errors are reported in parentheses. Regressions are controlled for individual characteristics, country dummies and round dummies. Weights are 1/(number of observations of that country).

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“…In addition, people who are employed have a lower probability of becoming poor compared to those who are unemployed. Most studies have suggested a strong level of interconnectedness between social heterogeneity and economic status (Addai & Pokimica, 2010). Our results on social heterogeneity suggest that being an Ewe, Dagbani, or in a minority ethnic group in Ghana increase the household head's chance of being poor compared to an Akan household head.…”

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Can poverty status explain obesity in developing countries? Evidence from Ghana

Dogbe

2020

Agribusiness

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The relationship between socioeconomic status and obesity remains inconclusive in both developed and developing countries. In Ghana, the rate of reduction in poverty continues to decline as the gap in poverty between urban and rural areas increases. However, the impact of such an economic inequality on body weights has not yet been studied. Using the Ghana Living Standard Survey 2017 (GLSS7) data from the Ghana Statistical Service, I study the link between poverty and body weights in Ghana. The GLSS7 collects detailed information from households, including their socioeconomic characteristics, health, access to financial services, and asset ownership. Due to the endogeneity between poverty status (proxy for income) and obesity, a recursive bivariate probit model is used to estimate the impact of poverty on participants' body weight measured by body mass index. The results suggest a strong negative relationship between poverty and overweight/obesity (p < .00) in the univariate probit model. Marital status, ethnicity, urbanization, and employment types are found to be factors that significantly influence weight status and poverty status. Obesity is also found to be a condition among household heads of higher socioeconomic status in Ghana. [EconLit Citations: C3, D12, D91, I1].

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Ethnicity and Economic Well-Being: The Case of Ghana

Abstract: Ethnicity, Micro and macro-levels, Economic reforms, Perceived and actual economic well-being, Ethnic-specific programs,

Cited by 25 publications

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Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well‐being in Ghana

Familial Reciprocity and Subjective Well‐being in Ghana

Elections and Subjective Living Conditions in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Can poverty status explain obesity in developing countries? Evidence from Ghana

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