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Is Growth Pro‐Poor in Benin? Evidence Using a Multidimensional Measure of Poverty

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  • Gbetoton Nadege Djossou
  • Gilles Quentin Kane
  • Jacob Novignon

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In recent years, economic development discourse has moved beyond increasing economic growth to ensuring that growth also leads to reduction in poverty and inequality. This motivates the current study to examine the relationship between economic growth and poverty in Benin. We used data from the 2006 and 2011 Benin Demographic and Health Surveys and computed a multidimensional poverty index using multiple correspondence analysis. The distribution of growth pro‐poorness was analyzed using the Growth Incidence Curves and Non‐Income Growth Incidence Curve. Average multidimensional poverty rate was estimated to be about 55.3 percent. The findings show that while growth has generally been pro‐poor in Benin, there exist disparities across rural and urban households, and for women as well as the elderly. The findings reinforce the need for broader poverty measures and refocusing poverty reduction strategies to marginalized groups in Benin. 贝宁是亲贫式增长模式吗?使用多维贫困测量的证据 摘要 近几年来, 经济发展话语已不仅包括提高经济增长, 还要保证经济增长会减少贫困和不平等。这激励了本文检验贝宁经济增长和贫困之间的关系。文章使用了2006‐2011年间贝宁人口与健康调查(Demographic and Health Surveys)的数据, 并运用多元对应分析(Multiple Correspondence Analysis)得出了多维贫困指数(multidimensional poverty index)。通过“增长发生曲线”(Growth Incidence Curves, 简称GIC曲线)和“非收入增长发生曲线”(Non‐Income Growth Incidence Curve)分析了亲贫增长的分布。分析结果估计, 多维贫困率大致平均为55.3%。研究发现说明, 尽管贝宁是亲贫式增长, 乡村和城镇在家庭、女性和老年人等方面也存在差距。这说明需要加强更广泛的贫困测量, 并针对贝宁地区的边缘化群体, 重新聚焦贫困减少策略。 ¿El crecimiento en Benín beneficia a los pobres? Evidencia utilizando una medida multidimensional de la pobreza Resumen: En años recientes, el discurso de desarrollo económico ha llegado más allá del crecimiento económico creciente para asegurarse que el crecimiento también lleva a la reducción de la pobreza y la desigualdad. Esto motiva al estudio actual a examinar la relación entre el crecimiento económico y la pobreza en Benín. Utilizamos datos de las Encuestas Demográficas y de Salud de 2006 y 2011 en Benín y calculamos un índice de pobreza multidimensional utilizando el análisis de correspondencia múltiple. La distribución del crecimiento que beneficia a los pobres fue analizada utilizando las Curvas de Incidencia de Crecimiento y la Curva de Incidencia de Crecimiento de las No‐Ganancias. La tasa de pobreza multidimensional promedio se estimaba en 55.3%. Sus hallazgos muestran que mientras el crecimiento ha generalmente beneficiado a los pobres en Benín, existen disparidades entre los hogares rurales y urbanos, las mujeres y también los ancianos. Los hallazgos reafirman la necesidad de medidas más amplias contra la pobreza y reenfocar las estrategias de reducción de pobreza hacia los grupos marginalizados en Benín.

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  • Gbetoton Nadege Djossou & Gilles Quentin Kane & Jacob Novignon, 2017. "Is Growth Pro‐Poor in Benin? Evidence Using a Multidimensional Measure of Poverty," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(4), pages 426-443, December.
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    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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