Add to ORKGThe study determines the extent to which pensions contribute to poverty reduction in Ghana. Using a logistic regression model, we determine the probability of a household being poor given pension income and other socio-demographic factors. The findings, based on the most recent(2012/2013) Ghana Living Standard Survey, round six data set, revealed that pensions in Ghana have no significant impact on poverty reduction for both absolute and extreme poverty levels
Background In many developing countries, policies aimed at improving welfare through poverty reduct...
Drawing on household survey information, this study delineates the poverty profile of the elderly in...
The study examined the linkages between inequality in household expenditure components and total ine...
Many governments in many countries pay a great attention to pension schemes. Pension schemes play a...
ii World Bank report (2010) clearly reported a continuous increase in old age dependency ratio and a...
The Government of Ghana enacted another pension reform in 2008 to establish a three-tier Pension Sch...
In November 2004, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho introduced a non-contributory old age pen...
Poverty rate tends to increase with the age and the diversity of poverty in old age is often spreads...
The purpose of this study is to assess the role of pensions in households in Namibia. The study exam...
This study sought to examine the pension indexation in Ghana in the light of the prevailing macroeco...
A major challenge for governments and policy makers around the world, including Ghana, is how to pro...
The analysis of poverty incidence in Ghana suggested that Ghana has made huge progress in the area o...
Poverty is a measure of standard of living in a country. This thesis studies the social and economic...
The paper focused on exploring the management of tier 2 of the 3 tier pension scheme in Ghana. The p...
In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly. Firs...
Background In many developing countries, policies aimed at improving welfare through poverty reduct...
Drawing on household survey information, this study delineates the poverty profile of the elderly in...
The study examined the linkages between inequality in household expenditure components and total ine...
Many governments in many countries pay a great attention to pension schemes. Pension schemes play a...
ii World Bank report (2010) clearly reported a continuous increase in old age dependency ratio and a...
The Government of Ghana enacted another pension reform in 2008 to establish a three-tier Pension Sch...
In November 2004, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho introduced a non-contributory old age pen...
Poverty rate tends to increase with the age and the diversity of poverty in old age is often spreads...
The purpose of this study is to assess the role of pensions in households in Namibia. The study exam...
This study sought to examine the pension indexation in Ghana in the light of the prevailing macroeco...
A major challenge for governments and policy makers around the world, including Ghana, is how to pro...
The analysis of poverty incidence in Ghana suggested that Ghana has made huge progress in the area o...
Poverty is a measure of standard of living in a country. This thesis studies the social and economic...
The paper focused on exploring the management of tier 2 of the 3 tier pension scheme in Ghana. The p...
In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly. Firs...
Background In many developing countries, policies aimed at improving welfare through poverty reduct...
Drawing on household survey information, this study delineates the poverty profile of the elderly in...
The study examined the linkages between inequality in household expenditure components and total ine...