Determinants of Inequality and Polarization of Expenditure Huseholds in Cameroon

Younchawou Ngouwouo, Ousseni Ayiagnigni Fifen and Ibrahim Ngouhouo
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Younchawou Ngouwouo: University of Dschang, Cameroon
Ousseni Ayiagnigni Fifen: University of Dschang, Cameroon
Ibrahim Ngouhouo: University of Dschang, Cameroon

Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research, 2021, vol. 21, issue 1, 73-88

Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants of inequalities and the polarization of household spending in Cameroon between 2007 and 2014. To achieve this, it uses data from Cameroonian household surveys (ECAM III and ECAM IV). The breakdown of Oaxaca- Blinder (1973) and that of Duclos-Estéban-Ray (2004) developed by Araar (2008) show that the level of education, the socio-professional category and the size of the household are the factors that determine the disparity in expenditure per consumption unit between households. However, the rural environment, the Far North and North West Cameroon regions contribute more to intra-group polarization. Hence the interest in further promoting and improving educational policies, access to decent employment in areas in crisis and continuous awareness-raising actions for responsible motherhood.

Keywords: Cameroon; Household expenditure; Inequalities; Polarization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 E24 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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