Arbeitspapier
Determinants of Income Mobility and Household Poverty Dynamics in South Africa
In this paper we analyse household income mobility dynamics among Africans in South Africa?s most populous province, Kwazulu-Natal, between 1993 and 1998. Compared to industrialized and most developing countries, mobility has been quite high, as might have been expected after the transition in South Africa. This finding is robust when measurement error is controlled for. When disaggregating the sources of mobility, we find that demographic changes and employment changes account for a most of the mobility observed which is related to rapidly shifting household boundaries and a very volatile labour market in an environment of high unemployment. Using a multivariate analysis, we see that transitory incomes play a large role. We also find four types of poverty traps, associated with large initial household size, poor initial education, poor initial asset endowment and poor initial employment access that dominate the otherwise observed regression towards to the mean.
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Erschienen in
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1030
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- Thema
-
mobility
poverty
South Africa
household structure
Soziale Mobilität
Einkommen
Armut
Schätzung
Südafrika
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Woolard, Ingrid
Klasen, Stephan
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
-
Bonn
- (wann)
-
2004
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
Datenpartner
Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Woolard, Ingrid
- Klasen, Stephan
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2004
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Determinants of the Growth Semi-Elasticity of Poverty Reduction
Determinants of the growth semi-elasticity of poverty reduction
An Asian poverty line? Issues and options
Tödliche Ungleichheit : jedes Jahr sterben Millionen Mädchen und Frauen infolge von Diskriminierung
How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality in multi-dimensional poverty indices?
Population growth, economic growth, and poverty reduction in Uganda: Theory and evidence
Inequality in emerging countries: Trends, interpretations, and implications for development and poverty reduction
Economic growth and poverty reduction: measurement issues using income and non-income indicators
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy
Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy
Levels and Trends in Absolute Poverty in the World: What we know and what we don't
Determinants of the Growth Semi-Elasticity of Poverty Reduction
Determinants of the growth semi-elasticity of poverty reduction
An Asian poverty line? Issues and options
Tödliche Ungleichheit : jedes Jahr sterben Millionen Mädchen und Frauen infolge von Diskriminierung
How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality in multi-dimensional poverty indices?
Population growth, economic growth, and poverty reduction in Uganda: Theory and evidence
Inequality in emerging countries: Trends, interpretations, and implications for development and poverty reduction
Economic growth and poverty reduction: measurement issues using income and non-income indicators
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy
Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy
Levels and Trends in Absolute Poverty in the World: What we know and what we don't
Determinants of the Growth Semi-Elasticity of Poverty Reduction
Determinants of the growth semi-elasticity of poverty reduction
An Asian poverty line? Issues and options
Tödliche Ungleichheit : jedes Jahr sterben Millionen Mädchen und Frauen infolge von Diskriminierung
How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality in multi-dimensional poverty indices?
Population growth, economic growth, and poverty reduction in Uganda: Theory and evidence
Inequality in emerging countries: Trends, interpretations, and implications for development and poverty reduction
Economic growth and poverty reduction: measurement issues using income and non-income indicators
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy
Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy
Poverty, undernutrition, and child mortality: some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy