Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31966 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeiträge No. 133
Publisher: 
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Volkswirtschaftliches Seminar, Göttingen
Abstract: 
The paper examines the link between population and per capita economic growth, and poverty, using the interesting case study of Uganda. Although Uganda has recently experienced excellent economic growth and poverty reduction, it currently has one of the highest population growth rates in the world which, due to the inherent demographic momentum, will persist for some time to come. By combining both a macro and microeconometric approach, using panel data, we are able to consider the impact of population growth on per capita economic growth and poverty. We find both theoretical considerations and strong empirical evidence suggest that the currently high population growth puts a considerable break on per capita growth prospects in Uganda. Moreover, it contributes significantly to low achievement in poverty reduction and is associated with households being persistently poor and moving into poverty. This is therefore likely to make substantial improvements in poverty reduction, and per capita growth, very difficult.
Subjects: 
population
poverty
Uganda
household size
JEL: 
O15
I32
J13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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