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Determinants of Inequality and Polarization of Expenditure Huseholds in Cameroon

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  • Younchawou NGOUWOUO

    (University of Dschang, Cameroon)

  • Ousseni AYIAGNIGNI FIFEN

    (University of Dschang, Cameroon)

  • Ibrahim NGOUHOUO

    (University of Dschang, Cameroon)

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.

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  • Younchawou NGOUWOUO & Ousseni AYIAGNIGNI FIFEN & Ibrahim NGOUHOUO, 2021. "Determinants of Inequality and Polarization of Expenditure Huseholds in Cameroon," Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research, Pro Global Science Association, vol. 21(1), pages 73-88, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rse:wpaper:v:21:y:2021:i:1:p:73-88
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    Keywords

    Cameroon; Household expenditure; Inequalities; Polarization;
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    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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