Impact of equivalence scales on the spatial distribution of poverty in Cameroon: a dynamic approach

Luc Nembot Ndeffo (), Ngangue Ngwen, Pierre Joubert Nguetse Tegoum, Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem and Marienne Makoudem Tene
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Luc Nembot Ndeffo: University of Dschang, Cameroon
Ngangue Ngwen: University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon
Pierre Joubert Nguetse Tegoum: National Institute of Statistics, Cameroon
Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem: University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon
Marienne Makoudem Tene: University of Dschang, Cameroon

Journal of Developing Areas, 2014, vol. 48, issue 1, 253-273

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the integration of the relative cost of children to adults and of economies of scale in the context of household’s welfare evaluation. Results derived with empirically-estimated scales show that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed households. Poverty is also found to be more prevalent in rural areas, in households whose heads are illiterate, and in households whose heads work in the informal sector. As for poverty dynamics, the results show that poverty decreased in Cameroon between 1996 and 2001. Despite the fact that some results are the same as those derived from the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) scales used by Cameroon’s National Institute of Statistics, many stand in stark contrast to these. The results of the present study are used to recommend specific policies in favor of poverty alleviation.

Keywords: Equivalence scales; poverty; harmonized data; global scale; specific scales for goods; Cameroon (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D11 D12 I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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