Explaining Poverty in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda National Household Survey

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dc.contributor.authorKraybill, David S.
dc.contributor.authorBashaasha, Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-08T07:13:50Z
dc.date.available2022-10-08T07:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe broad aim of the research was to establish a tool for identifying cost effective poverty alleviation strategies in Uganda. The objectives were to test hypotheses on causes of poverty in Uganda and to develop a poverty simulation model for policy analysis. Data for 9,710 households from the 2002/2003 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) was used to estimate a semi-log econometric model. The model included 19 households’ level characteristics and 8 community level characteristics as explanatory variables. The dependent variable was the natural logarithm of household consumption per adult equivalent. The model was estimated at both national and regional (5 regions) by weighted least squares with robust variance. The results identified 8 particularly promising poverty reducing policies namely: expansion of formal employment, secondary education, reduction in population growth, rural electrification, off-farm activities, collateral free credit, telephone services and reducing distance to community services. The study highlights the policy implications of the results.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKraybill, DS, & Bashaasha, B. (2004). Explaining Poverty in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda National Household Survey (No. 306-2016-4855).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/9537/
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4883
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgEcon Searchen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectUganda National Household Surveyen_US
dc.subjectEvidenceen_US
dc.titleExplaining Poverty in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda National Household Surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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