Quantifying the policies to reduce and eliminate child poverty

Ismael Cid-Martinez

Chapter 15 in Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality, 2025, pp 242-256 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter provides a methodological approach and framework to identify key determinants of child poverty. Microdata and analytical results from Nigeria are employed to quantify the impact of risk factors. The theoretical framework and general model construction in this chapter are informed by a survey of the literature on human development and capabilities, structuralist, and feminist economics. The policy implications of the empirical findings are consistent with the body of work reviewed. Social protection measures in Nigeria, such as the provision of health insurance, help lower the risk of deprivation that children face. Similarly, the employment structure of the economy cannot be divorced from the risk of deprivation. Economic growth alone will likely prove insufficient for Nigerian children if it does not lead to productive employment for parents and caregivers, if it has a strong urban bias, and if it discounts the explanatory value of wealth and gender equity.

Keywords: Child poverty; Human development; Capability approach; Structuralist economics; Feminist economics; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781802200423
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