Poverty In Senegal Research Articles

Socioeconomic Dynamics of Poverty in Senegal: A Comprehensive Analysis

This scholarly journal article delves into the multifaceted issue of poverty in Senegal, a West African country with a rich cultural heritage and diverse population. Poverty remains a significant challenge that hampers the country's development efforts and the well-being of its citizens. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic dynamics contributing to poverty in Senegal, examining its root causes, manifestations, and potential solutions.

Using Big Data to diagnose poverty in Senegal

Using Big Data to diagnose poverty in Senegal

Direct and Indirect Macroeconomic Effects of Malaria in Senegal

Malaria constitutes, beyond a public health problem, a major challenge for the development of endemic countries. The objective of this study is to estimate the economic cost of malaria in Senegal. A logarithmic double model with interaction effect is used and estimated, using a time series data from 1995 to 2019, by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. At the macroeconomic level, when malaria morbidity increases by 1%, GDP per capita falls by 0.00467. Applied to total GDP, this corresponds to an average annual loss of US $ 108 million. In addition, the study shows a decrease of the labour factor impact when taking into account the interaction effect of malaria. In fact, in the case of a 1% increase in malaria, the contribution resulting from a 1% increase in the labour force decreases by 0.48 point. Such consequences due to malaria can lead in the long run to adverse effects on economic growth and on efforts to fight poverty in Senegal.

Agricultural economic reforms, gender inequality and poverty in Senegal

In Senegal, as in many developing countries, the agricultural sector plays a key role in the economy. In addition to supplying food, agriculture is the most important source of employment, especially for women. Through the Plan for an Emerging Senegal (PES), the Senegalese government is implementing an ambitious financing plan to improve the productivity of the agricultural sector and enhance employment opportunities for women. Our study assesses the impact of two PES measures (investment subsidies and an increase in production subsidies for the agricultural sectors) on economic growth, women's employment, poverty and inequality using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model linked to a microsimulation model. The results show that both policies have generally positive effects in reducing poverty and gender inequalities. However, investment subsidies in the agricultural sectors have stronger impacts in reducing gender inequality and poverty in the long term.

COVID-19 and the Tipping of Households Into Poverty in Senegal

COVID-19 and the Tipping of Households Into Poverty in Senegal

Female-Headed Poverty in Senegal: A Mixed Methods Study

Quantitative studies of female-headed household (FHH) poverty in Senegal suggest that they are less poor, in contrast to the common perception that FHH in Africa are poorer. We undertook qualitative research in the field to find a far more nuanced picture. We find that the determination of “poor” or “non-poor” will differ depending on the definition of headship used in the data collection and analysis. For polygamous FHHs, quantitative approaches find them to be non-poor, while qualitative research finds them to be poor. The poverty status of FHHs has important implications for effective social and anti-poverty policy.

Impact of Rising International Market Prices of Rice on Welfare and Poverty in Senegal

This study assessed the impact of rising international market prices of rice on real household income and poverty in Senegal. Net benefit ratio indicator developed by Deaton (1989) to assess the impact of a change in the international rice price on household welfare were used in the analysis. The data came from the second poverty monitoring survey in Senegal. Using two indicators: (i) per capita spending and (ii) expenditure per adult equivalent, the results showed that rising international rice prices negatively affect real income and poverty. This negative effect were more pronounced in urban areas and in areas with high rice consumption. Poverty also increased by 3.5% when the first indicator was used. However, it increased by 4.25% when the second indicator was used. Statistics showed that 37% of the richest households consume rice compared to 7% of the poorest households. In addition, urban households allocate 25% of their budget to rice consumption, compared to 24.4% for rural households. To reduce Senegal’s vulnerability, governments need to take steps to limit the country’s dependence on rice imports. Therefore, it would be essential to invest more in the production and consumption of local rice.

Risk Of Corruption For Economic Growth And Poverty: The Case Of A Developing Country

In this article, we attempt to assess the effects of corruption on economic growth, welfare and poverty in Senegal, using the dynamic computable general equilibrium model (CGE). The profile of fiscal governance is firstly built based on data relied to Global integrity, Open budget initiative and Public finance management reports for Senegal. Secondly, we build a CGE model based on the SAM of Senegalese economy. The simulation results show leakage of 10% of public investment as a result of corruption, which would effectively lead to an average loss of 2.6% points of economic growth per year. The welfare of households fall on average by 0.64% point per year. Moreover, the diversion of resources meant for public investment also has the effect of increasing the yearly incidence of poverty by 0.51% point on average, which is equivalent to 61,136 new poor every year.

Non-parametric estimation of income distribution and poverty index in the unidimensional context with [formula omitted

In this paper, we propose an estimator of Foster, Greer and Thorbecke class of measures P(z,α)=∫0z(z−xz)αf(x)dx, where z>0 is the poverty line, f(x) is the density distribution of the income random variable and α∈]0,1[ is the so-called poverty aversion. α∈]0,1[ remained an open problem in the work of Dia [1], where he was considering the case where α=0 and α≥1. The estimator is constructed with the Parzen–Rosenblatt Kernel. Almost sure uniform convergence and uniform convergence in mean square error are established. Finally, the new estimator has been applied to the study of the poverty in Senegal. The study of this application indicates that our new estimator performs well.

CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LEAFY VEGETABLES TO FOOD SAFETY AND INCOME GENERATION IN SENEGAL

ISHS International Symposium on Urban and Peri-Urban Horticulture in the Century of Cities: Lessons, Challenges, Opportunitites CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LEAFY VEGETABLES TO FOOD SAFETY AND INCOME GENERATION IN SENEGAL

The Monetary Poverty in Senegal between 2002-2006: Regional Disparities and Effects of Poverty Decomposition

This paper provides an analysis of monetary poverty in Senegal. Poverty is estimated not through national but regional poverty thresholds. We present the methodological tools necessary for the understanding of the dynamics of poverty with the generic formula of poverty indices proposed by Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (1984) in order to estimate and analyze poverty in Senegal from 2002 to 2006. Starting over, and assuming the existence of disparities notorious variation of poverty, we explore the sectoral decomposition of poverty changes depending on the geographic location using the decomposition method proposed by Ravallion, Huppi (1991). It is used for the assessment of the contribution of potential explanatory factors of differences in poverty. The obtained results reveal at first that the disparities in poverty show the non-irrelevance of the use of a single threshold in Senegal. Then, they suggest lowering the monetary poverty in the national domain, but with strong disparities between regions and stabilization of the poverty inequality during a studied period. And finally, the effect of the changes of the localization of the population contributes to increase the poverty in certain regions and in the global poverty.

Aléas pluviométriques et pauvreté dans les économies du Sahel : le cas du Sénégal

Dans cet article, nous simulons, à l’aide d’un modèle d’équilibre général calculable dynamique, l’impact de chocs pluviométriques sur la pauvreté au Sénégal. Les résultats attestent que les périodes de chute pluviométrique correspondent à des phases de hausse de l’incidence de la pauvreté pour toutes les catégories de ménages. Cependant, les périodes d’excédents pluviométriques profitent davantage aux urbains en raison de l’effet dépressif sur les prix qu’exerce une trop forte progression de l’offre agricole.

A Dynamics Intergenerational Indicator of Poverty in Senegal

Aims: This study focuses on the construction of a multi-dimensional dynamic indicator of the persistence of poverty over time between different generations from the quantitative and qualitative survey Vulnerabilities and Chronic Poverty in Senegal carried out in 2008/2009. Place and Duration of the Study: Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Transformations Economiques et Sociales (LARTES), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal, between 2008 and 2009. Methodology: Based on a national sample consists of 2,048 biographies the study was based on non-monetary family indicators of poverty to understand the complex reality of poverty dynamics by generation. Results: The results highlight a complex mechanism of poverty transmission and provide information on trends (chronic poverty, transient poverty, not poverty) of trajectories over the generations. These results suggest the establishment of policies targeted to specific age group of individuals to allow local management of the problem of poverty, which previously was not necessarily the case. Thus, progress must be made to deepen our understanding of the causes of poverty, and improve the effectiveness of policies to reduce it. JEL: D30, D33, D63, C22

The Food Crisis and its Impacts on Poverty in Senegal and Mali: Crossed Destinies

This article uses two CGE macro‐micro models to analyse the distributional impact of the food crisis and policy responses in two neighbouring African countries, both of which are strongly dependent on agriculture. The approach captures structural differences at both the macro and micro level for household income and expenditure structures, and the results reveal differences for poverty impact at the national and sub‐group levels, as well as for inequality and pro‐poor analysis. The importance of country‐specific analysis and the risk of extrapolating conclusions from one country to another are also highlighted.

Chronic Poverty in Senegal

This Policy Note draws on the key research findings and policy messages of a 2008/09 study entitled The Dynamics of Poverty in Senegal: Chronic poverty, transitional poverty, and vulnerabilities. The study was conducted by the Research Laboratory on Economic and Social Transformation (LARTES-IFAN) with support from CPRC, UNICEF, IRD, and the Senegalese Ministry of Family and Early Childhood. The study captured 80 years of Senegal’s social history through its research participants, and analysed how people enter, remain in, and exit poverty.

The Gender and Poverty Impacts of Trade Liberalization in Senegal

Developing countries are deeply engaged in trade negotiations at the bilateral, regional and international (WTO) levels. As imports, exports and tariff duties all occupy an important part of their economies, far-reaching impacts on production, labor and capital markets, household incomes and, perhaps most importantly, economic growth will indubitably ensue. As men and women occupy very different roles in these economies, particularly in terms of the import and export orientation of the sectors in which they work, they will be affected very differently by these reforms. To anticipate these changes, a dynamic economy-wide model is developed with an application to Senegal. Whereas most similar existing studies consider the comparative static resource reallocation effects of trade reforms, ours is the first to focus on the growth effects (“dynamic gains from trade”), which are thought to be possibly much larger. The trade-productivity link is revealed to be the strongest growth channel, raising GDP by over three percentage points by the end of our 15 year simulation period. Trade liberalization is found to increase the gender wage gap in favor of men, especially among unskilled workers, as men are more active in export-oriented sectors such as cash crops and mining whereas women contribute more to import-competing sectors such as food crops. Furthermore, the ensuing growth effects further widen the over-all gender wage gap, as the productivity gains from increased openness are greatest in female-intensive sectors in which imports rise markedly. Thus, this suggests the need to implement policies aimed at increasing both unskilled and skilled women’s exposure in labor-intensive export industries, which is currently male dominated. A linked microsimulation analysis, based on a survey of Senegalese households, show that trade liberalization reduces poverty in Senegal, particularly in rural areas. While the fall in the relative wages of rural workers would initially lead us to believe that rural households would lose the most from trade liberalization, they are in fact compensated by greater consumer price savings, given that they consume more goods from the initially protected agricultural and agro-industrial sectors.

The Hard Core of Poverty in Senegal

Departing from the limits of classical methods of measuring poverty, this paper introduces the profile of the core poverty in Senegal in order to circumvent E-F errors that infect poverty targeting. For this purpose, three poverty indicators based on expenditures, assets and relative deprivation are combined. The study highlights the multiple dimensions of poverty and shows that the phenomenon is widespread in Senegal: roughly two out of every eleven people lack monetary resources to satisfy basic needs and have difficulty achieving an adequate standard of living. Contrary to previous studies, the core poverty approach is very useful in diagnosing poverty in Senegal, as it provides evidence of the vulnerability of women - in particular widows and divorcees - and the unskilled.

Water Price Reforms in Senegal: Distributional Impact Analysis

Abstract This paper focuses on the distribution impact from Senegal's water reforms with emphasis on rates reforms. We first analyze the evolution of consumption patterns before and after the reforms. We found that most of the gains accrue to the highest income classes while the poor have seen little changes. We then use a multi-household integrated Computable General Equilibrium model (CGE) to analyze the impact of water pricing reforms on poverty in Senegal. We conclude that the simulated price increases for the sector have marginal effects on government finances but positive effects on most actors except households unless specific transfer programs are introduced to protect the poor.

The Hard Core of Poverty in Senegal (Le Noyau Dur De La Pauvrete au Senegal)

To circumvent E-F errors that infect poverty targeting the paper explores the profile of the core poverty in Senegal. In that purpose, three poverty indicators based on expenditures, assets and relative deprivation are constructed. The study highlights multiple dimensions of the poverty and shows that the phenomenon is deeply implemented in Senegal: about two persons out of eleven are facing monetary resources gap, do not have an adequate modern life and have low capital level. The core poverty approach is of a great usefulness for Senegal poverty diagnosis since it provides evidence of vulnerability of women –in particular widows and divorcees– and low school-skill persons to poverty, a ground on which previous studies failed. It also reveals that extreme poverty is wide in south where public investment is not efficient.

Poverty in Senegal: A Non-Monetary Basic Needs Approach (Pauvrete multidimensionnelle au Senegal: Approches non monetaires fondees sur les besoins fondamentaux)

An appreciation of poverty that is as complete as possible constitutes an essential step in theanalysis of the causes of poverty and in the formulation of policies to combat it. The monetary approach is not sufficient to capture the multiple aspects of poverty: a multidimensional analysis is also needed. The main objective of this research is therefore to construct a composite indicator of poverty using a basic needs approach. The analysis shows that the most widespread forms of poverty in Senegal are related to the vulnerability of human existence and to the lack of infrastructures, elements of comfort and equipment. We estimate the incidence of multidimensional poverty to reach 60%, compared to 48.5% for monetary poverty. Rural areas are particularly affected by non-monetary poverty whereas urban areas are affected more by monetary poverty in spite of the existence of human capital and basic infrastructures. The two types of poverty are quite strongly and positively correlated.