Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia

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dc.contributor.advisorLeibbrandt, Murrayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMphuka, Chrispinen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-01T12:40:41Z
dc.date.available2015-01-01T12:40:41Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 98-103).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the role of education, employment and household structure in explaining poverty and inequality in Zambia between 1991 and 2004. This period was characterized by macroeconomic and structural adjustment reforms that led to declining public sector employment due to liquidations and retrenchments and changed education distribution due to, among many other reasons, the introduction of user fees. Trends in poverty and inequality are profiled. It is found that poverty increased while inequality reduced. The thesis explores some key drivers of these changes. Using a semi-parametric kernel density re-weighting approach, it is found that changes in education endowments and economic returns to education, employment and household attributes explain a substantial part of changes in the distribution of consumption and therefore inequality.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMphuka, C. (2010). <i>Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10844en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMphuka, Chrispin. <i>"Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10844en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMphuka, C. 2010. Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mphuka, Chrispin AB - This thesis investigates the role of education, employment and household structure in explaining poverty and inequality in Zambia between 1991 and 2004. This period was characterized by macroeconomic and structural adjustment reforms that led to declining public sector employment due to liquidations and retrenchments and changed education distribution due to, among many other reasons, the introduction of user fees. Trends in poverty and inequality are profiled. It is found that poverty increased while inequality reduced. The thesis explores some key drivers of these changes. Using a semi-parametric kernel density re-weighting approach, it is found that changes in education endowments and economic returns to education, employment and household attributes explain a substantial part of changes in the distribution of consumption and therefore inequality. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia TI - Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10844 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10844
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMphuka C. Poverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambia. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10844en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titlePoverty and inequality measurement and determinants : the case of Zambiaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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