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Title:
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Changes in Income Poverty over the Post-apartheid Period : An analysis Based on the 2008 National Income Dynamics Wave 1 Dateset |
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Author:
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Leibbrandt, M; Finn, A; Argent, J; Woolard, Ingrid
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Abstract:
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This paper compares the level and distribution of
income poverty in the 2008 National Income Dynamics
Study (NIDS) to that measured in the 1993 Project
for Statistics on Living Standards and Development
(PSLSD). Attempts are made to make the income
variable as comparable as possible across the two
surveys. This requires agricultural income and implied
rental income from owner-occupied housing to be
excluded from the measure of income. The potential
bias resulting from these exclusions is also discussed.
The paper finds that aggregate poverty fell between
1993 and 2008 and that this result is robust for a wide
range of poverty lines. The poverty profile has changed
over time, however. Urban poverty has increased
significantly, driven largely by increased migration
from rural to urban areas. The share of poverty in
households where the household head has incomplete
secondary education has also increased markedly. |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/805
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Date:
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2012-11-16 |