Household Welfare, Extreme and Chronic Poverty Between Indigenous Groups of Bolivia

Iván Velásquez Castellanos and Dil Rahut

Poverty & Public Policy, 2012, vol. 4, issue 2, 1-28

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the determinants of household welfare, extreme and chronic poverty among indigenous peoples among three different ethnic groups: Aymaras, Quechuas and Chipayas in rural Bolivia using primary panel data set collected in 2004 and 2005 from rural areas of La Paz, Oruro, Potosi and Chuquisaca departments. It was found that ethnicity and indigenous origins are closely associated with extreme and chronic poverty among rural communities. The OLS and the logit estimations shows that the household size and composition, education, literacy, livestock assets, migration, access to the market are important determinants of welfare and chronic poverty. It was also found that the households from Oruro, Chuquisaca and Potosi departments have higher probability of becoming chronic poor compared to households from the La Paz Department, which indicates the disparity in the regional development.

Date: 2012
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