Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines
During the past few decades, Uganda has experienced substantial economic growth, which has been attributed to the new government that has implemented a far-reaching economic reforms agenda, transforming Uganda into one of the most liberal economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The growth has been accompan...
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| author | Van Campenhout, Bjorn Sekabira, Haruna Aduayom, Dede Houeto |
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| author_facet | Van Campenhout, Bjorn Sekabira, Haruna Aduayom, Dede Houeto |
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| description | During the past few decades, Uganda has experienced substantial economic growth, which has been attributed to the new government that has implemented a far-reaching economic reforms agenda, transforming Uganda into one of the most liberal economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The growth has been accompanied by equally impressive declines in the levels of poverty as reported by the government. However, official poverty estimates are based on an outdated poverty line that does not take into account spatial variation in diets. We therefore update poverty estimates using a new set of utility-consistent poverty lines. In addition, we also look at poverty transitions using recent panel data, and try to identify what household characteristics matter for subsequent transitions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1481392025-09-08T09:09:08Z Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines Van Campenhout, Bjorn Sekabira, Haruna Aduayom, Dede Houeto During the past few decades, Uganda has experienced substantial economic growth, which has been attributed to the new government that has implemented a far-reaching economic reforms agenda, transforming Uganda into one of the most liberal economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The growth has been accompanied by equally impressive declines in the levels of poverty as reported by the government. However, official poverty estimates are based on an outdated poverty line that does not take into account spatial variation in diets. We therefore update poverty estimates using a new set of utility-consistent poverty lines. In addition, we also look at poverty transitions using recent panel data, and try to identify what household characteristics matter for subsequent transitions. 2016-05-13 2024-06-21T09:23:55Z 2024-06-21T09:23:55Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148139 en https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744795.003.0005 Open Access Oxford University Press Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Sekabira, Haruna; and Aduayom, Dede Houeto. 2016. Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines. In Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, eds. Channing Arndt, Andy McKay, and Finn Tarp. Chapter 7, pp. 137 - 160. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744795.003.0007 |
| spellingShingle | Van Campenhout, Bjorn Sekabira, Haruna Aduayom, Dede Houeto Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title | Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title_full | Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title_fullStr | Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title_short | Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| title_sort | poverty and its dynamics in uganda explorations using a new set of poverty lines |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148139 |
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