Abstract

MARRUGO-ARNEDO, Carlos Alberto et al. Determinants of Poverty in the Colombian Caribbean Region. rev. econ. Caribe [online]. 2015, n.15, pp.47-69. ISSN 2011-2106.

Objective: To identify factors associated with poverty in the Colombian Caribbean region. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study from micro-data of the Great Integrated Household Survey (GEIH) 2012. An econometric model was estimated Generalized Threshold , the dependent variable takes three values, one when the home is not poor , twice when it is moderately poor and three when the home is extremely poor. Results: We found that the educational level, occupation and household size are the variables with the highest incidence. Conclusions: We demonstrated that education determines the socioeconomic status of the household. Promote employment and avoid increasing household size positively impact on reducing poverty.

Keywords : poverty; determinants; education; occupation; ordered response models.

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