The relationship between education and vulnerability to poverty in South Africa

Nicholas Ngepah; Tsholofelo Makgalemele; Charles Shaaba Saba

doi:10.1007/s10644-022-09439-8

The relationship between education and vulnerability to poverty in South Africa

Nicholas Ngepah
, Tsholofelo Makgalemele
, Charles Shaaba Saba

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

This study examines the relationship between education and poverty vulnerability in South Africa by using the disaggregated approach. The study uses the National Income Dynamics Study dataset captured from 2008 to 2017 of a balanced panel consisting of 10,800 South African households. We applied batteries of econometric techniques. The results reveal a significant negative relationship between education and vulnerability to poverty especially to those whose future consumption lies below the food poverty line. Therefore, policymakers should use education as a tool to reduce poverty vulnerability by increasing its quality so that students can compete fairly in the global labor market.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	633-656
Number of pages	24
Journal	Economic Change and Restructuring
Volume	56
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-022-09439-8
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Education
Hausman Taylor (HT)
Poverty
Random effects model (REM)
South Africa
Vulnerability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics and Econometrics

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