A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana

This paper provides an analysis of microeconomic factors that explain household consumption expenditure in rural areas using cross-sectional data obtained from 1,400 randomly selected yam-producing households of Nigeria and Ghana. The correlates of consumption expenditure were examined using two tec...

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Main Authors: Mignouna, DB., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Manyong, VM., Dontsop, PN., Ainembabazi, JH., Asiedu, R.
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Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2015-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
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Yam
Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v33n3/226.pdf
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spelling doaj-65dfd39f32f34e14a3be664a6d9b93c62020-11-25T03:56:17ZengPresses Agronomiques de GemblouxTropicultura0771-33122015-01-01333226237A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and GhanaMignouna, DB.Abdoulaye, T.Alene, A.Manyong, VM.Dontsop, PN.Ainembabazi, JH.Asiedu, R.This paper provides an analysis of microeconomic factors that explain household consumption expenditure in rural areas using cross-sectional data obtained from 1,400 randomly selected yam-producing households of Nigeria and Ghana. The correlates of consumption expenditure were examined using two techniques: ordinary least squares (OLS) and a quantile regression (QR) approach for a more comprehensive picture at different points of the distribution. Determinants of consumption expenditure are markedly different between the regressions and across the conditional quantiles of the expenditure in both countries. Results further indicate that age, education, and household size were important in explaining consumption expenditure using OLS. However, via conditional QR, the following additional factors became evident: membership of formal and informal institutions, main occupation, family structure, and farm size. Only education was consistently significant in both regressions and across the conditional quantiles, suggesting that responses to investments in education lead to increase in expenditure that will stimulate other sectors of the economy.http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v33n3/226.pdfHousehold consumptionQuantile regressionYamNigeriaGhana
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author Mignouna, DB.
Abdoulaye, T.
Alene, A.
Manyong, VM.
Dontsop, PN.
Ainembabazi, JH.
Asiedu, R.
spellingShingle Mignouna, DB.
Abdoulaye, T.
Alene, A.
Manyong, VM.
Dontsop, PN.
Ainembabazi, JH.
Asiedu, R.
A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
Tropicultura
Household consumption
Quantile regression
Yam
Nigeria
Ghana
author_facet Mignouna, DB.
Abdoulaye, T.
Alene, A.
Manyong, VM.
Dontsop, PN.
Ainembabazi, JH.
Asiedu, R.
author_sort Mignouna, DB.
title A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
title_short A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
title_full A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
title_fullStr A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
title_full_unstemmed A Microeconometric Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants in Yam-growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
title_sort microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in yam-growing areas of nigeria and ghana
publisher Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
series Tropicultura
issn 0771-3312
publishDate 2015-01-01
description This paper provides an analysis of microeconomic factors that explain household consumption expenditure in rural areas using cross-sectional data obtained from 1,400 randomly selected yam-producing households of Nigeria and Ghana. The correlates of consumption expenditure were examined using two techniques: ordinary least squares (OLS) and a quantile regression (QR) approach for a more comprehensive picture at different points of the distribution. Determinants of consumption expenditure are markedly different between the regressions and across the conditional quantiles of the expenditure in both countries. Results further indicate that age, education, and household size were important in explaining consumption expenditure using OLS. However, via conditional QR, the following additional factors became evident: membership of formal and informal institutions, main occupation, family structure, and farm size. Only education was consistently significant in both regressions and across the conditional quantiles, suggesting that responses to investments in education lead to increase in expenditure that will stimulate other sectors of the economy.
topic Household consumption
Quantile regression
Yam
Nigeria
Ghana
url http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v33n3/226.pdf
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