Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate poverty reduction possibilities determining the effect of average wage and unemployment on poverty, identifying the factor that is a more important predictor of poverty in Lithuania. Based on scientific literature analysis, we identify the factors that determ...
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| author | Aleksandravičienė Akvilė Barišauskaitė Gintarė Ruzveltaitė Lina |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to evaluate poverty reduction possibilities determining the effect of average wage and unemployment on poverty, identifying the factor that is a more important predictor of poverty in Lithuania. Based on scientific literature analysis, we identify the factors that determine the phenomenon under study. We perform a statistical analysis of the collected data in the period of 2008–2021 to identify trends and patterns in the factors under consideration. The ordinary least squares method allows to estimate the impact of the selected factors on poverty. The results show that unemployment has a statistically significant positive effect (based on the sign of the estimated parameter of the regression model) on poverty, while average wage has a statistically significant negative effect on poverty. Based on the obtained results, we present possible solutions to company managers on how they could contribute to reducing poverty in the country. We conclude that company managers could apply more sustainable development goals in their businesses, reduce gender inequality, increase wages, hire unskilled workers, and help them to improve. In this way, company managers could contribute to reducing poverty in the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bb1e319bc9b404aa8a0c852216df8462023-10-02T07:40:14ZengSciendoOrganizacijų Vadyba: Sisteminiai Tyrimai2335-87502023-06-0189111410.2478/mosr-2023-0001Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in LithuaniaAleksandravičienė Akvilė0Barišauskaitė Gintarė1Ruzveltaitė Lina21PhD in Economics, lecturer and research at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.2BA in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.3BA in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.The purpose of this paper is to evaluate poverty reduction possibilities determining the effect of average wage and unemployment on poverty, identifying the factor that is a more important predictor of poverty in Lithuania. Based on scientific literature analysis, we identify the factors that determine the phenomenon under study. We perform a statistical analysis of the collected data in the period of 2008–2021 to identify trends and patterns in the factors under consideration. The ordinary least squares method allows to estimate the impact of the selected factors on poverty. The results show that unemployment has a statistically significant positive effect (based on the sign of the estimated parameter of the regression model) on poverty, while average wage has a statistically significant negative effect on poverty. Based on the obtained results, we present possible solutions to company managers on how they could contribute to reducing poverty in the country. We conclude that company managers could apply more sustainable development goals in their businesses, reduce gender inequality, increase wages, hire unskilled workers, and help them to improve. In this way, company managers could contribute to reducing poverty in the country.https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2023-0001average wageordinary least squarespovertyunemployment |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandravičienė Akvilė Barišauskaitė Gintarė Ruzveltaitė Lina Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania Organizacijų Vadyba: Sisteminiai Tyrimai average wage ordinary least squares poverty unemployment |
| title | Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania |
| title_full | Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania |
| title_fullStr | Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania |
| title_short | Poverty Reduction: Analysis of Factors Affecting Poverty in Lithuania |
| title_sort | poverty reduction analysis of factors affecting poverty in lithuania |
| topic | average wage ordinary least squares poverty unemployment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mosr-2023-0001 |
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