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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Urbanization and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from dynamic panel data analysis of selected urbanizing countries

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Article: 2109282 | Received 20 Aug 2021, Accepted 30 Jul 2022, Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Figures & data

Table 1. Summary statistics of key variables

Figure 1. Analytical framework of the study.

Figure 1. Analytical framework of the study.

Table 2. Alternative estimates for the lagged dependent variable (α) of EquationEquation (2)

Table 3. Correlation matrix of key variables

Figure 2. Scatterplot of the relationship between urbanization level and the poverty headcount: 1985–2019.

Figure 2. Scatterplot of the relationship between urbanization level and the poverty headcount: 1985–2019.

Figure 3. Scatterplot of the relationship between urbanization level and the poverty gap: 1985–2019.

Figure 3. Scatterplot of the relationship between urbanization level and the poverty gap: 1985–2019.

Table 4. Regression results for urbanization and poverty headcount ratio

Table 5. Regression results for urbanization and poverty gap

Table 6. Comparing the growth rates and levels of urbanization elasticities of poverty