Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach
The data of nationally representative household survey from rural Nigeria was used to examine the effect of non-farm enterprise activities on improvement in the welfare of households in rural Nigeria, using total annual household consumption expenditure as a measure of their welfare. Propensity scor...
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| description | The data of nationally representative household survey from rural Nigeria was used to examine the effect of non-farm enterprise activities on improvement in the welfare of households in rural Nigeria, using total annual household consumption expenditure as a measure of their welfare. Propensity score matching approach was used for the analysis, and the result shows that rural households that engage in non-farm enterprise activities are having higher consumption expenditure than those that did not diversify into such activities. This suggests that, non-farm enterprises could be a pathway for improving the wellbeing of rural households in Nigeria and in the remaining sub-Saharan African countries. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-346602016-01-27T02:34:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34660/ Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach Shehu, Abdulaziz Ahmad Siddique, Shaufique Fahmi The data of nationally representative household survey from rural Nigeria was used to examine the effect of non-farm enterprise activities on improvement in the welfare of households in rural Nigeria, using total annual household consumption expenditure as a measure of their welfare. Propensity score matching approach was used for the analysis, and the result shows that rural households that engage in non-farm enterprise activities are having higher consumption expenditure than those that did not diversify into such activities. This suggests that, non-farm enterprises could be a pathway for improving the wellbeing of rural households in Nigeria and in the remaining sub-Saharan African countries. International Organization Of Scientific Research 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34660/1/Non-farm%20enterprises%20and%20poverty%20reduction%20amongst%20households%20in%20rural%20Nigeria%20a%20propensity%20score%20matching%20approach.pdf Shehu, Abdulaziz and Ahmad Siddique, Shaufique Fahmi (2014) Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 19 (4 ver.6). pp. 57-61. ISSN 2279-0845; ESSN: 2279-0837 http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/pages/19%284%29Version-6.html 10.9790/0837-19465761 |
| spellingShingle | Shehu, Abdulaziz Ahmad Siddique, Shaufique Fahmi Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title | Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title_full | Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title_fullStr | Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title_short | Non-farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural Nigeria: a propensity score matching approach |
| title_sort | non farm enterprises and poverty reduction amongst households in rural nigeria a propensity score matching approach |
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