Journal of Economics and Development Studies

Publicpolicies for Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study in Ivory Coast
KAMALAN, A. Eugene; PRAO, Y. Seraphin; AKA, B. François

Abstract
This paper aims to implement Basic Income Grant (BIG) as a development policy in poverty alleviation. We simulate an amount of FCFA12,000 (USD22.5) given monthly per individual to the whole population of Ivory Coast and we analyze the impacts of this policy in the terms of poverty alleviation on individuals and groups. The simulations are performed using the Ivory Coast’s 2015 household survey data composed of 12,900 households. The results show that after allocating a BIG to the whole population in Ivory Coast, poverty drops from 53.1% to 14.7%. Poverty reduces more for female (-39%) than male (-38%), although it remain higher for female (15.15%) than male (14.33%); and it reduces more for population over 40 years old (-40%) than younger people (-31%). This allocation could be very beneficial in reducing femal and youth poverty in Ivory Coast.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jeds.v6n4a13