Fertility, labour force participation and poverty among married women in Nigeria

Obiyan, Mary O.; Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi Francis; Adetutu, Olufemi Mayowa; Oyinlola, Funmilola F.

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“…Households that are members and active participants of associations contribute to improving welfare levels. Using the NDHS 2013, women labor participation and female education were significant for improving household wealth (Obiyan, Fagbamigbe, Adetutu, & Oyinlola, 2017). Fertility was positively significant in explaining household consumption, as shown by Adebiyi and Olomola (2016).…”

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Fertility and Household Welfare in Nigeria: A Time Series Econometric Approach

Oyedele

2022

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This study examines the effect of fertility levels on household welfare in Nigeria during the period from 1980 to 2020. Using data from the World Development Indicators for 2021, the estimation process began with a unit root test for the stationarity of the variables. A bounds cointegration test showed the presence of a long-run relationship between household consumption expenditure and fertility, but the result was inconclusive when real GDP per capita was used as a welfare proxy. The ARDL model was employed and the results showed that fertility had a negative, significant effect on household consumption per capita only in the short run. The effect was from previous years thereby showing a lagged effect. However, when welfare is measured using real GDP per capita, there were both short-run and long-run effects, such that Kuznets’ hypothesis of an inverted U-shaped relationship was obtained in the short run. In the long run, however, the relationship becomes U-shaped, implying that there is the possibility of a demographic dividend in the long run. Fertility policies must endeavor to control for the immediate or short-run negative effects of rising fertility rates and make deliberate plans to engage the future large working population in order to reap the possible demographic dividend.

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Fertility and Household Welfare in Nigeria: A Time Series Econometric Approach

Oyedele

2022

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“…According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nigeria has a Human Capital Index of just 49% compared to a global average of 65% [2]. The majority of Nigerian workers are in lower skilled jobs, and many of these workers are female [4], [5]. To secure a better future, it is necessary for Nigeria and other similar developing countries to invest in STEM education and support its youth population by creating an enabling environment that gives them the confidence, knowledge and understanding of digital technologies and wider STEM disciplines to gain meaningful employment and forge a decent career.…”

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Widening the Aspirations of Young People towards Digital and wider STEM Careers: A Case Study from the DIGISTEM Programme

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2021 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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Globally, the future of work is changing with organisations increasingly reliant on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills and related expertise. In developing countries such as Nigeria, professionals with these skills and expertise are also in high demand. With changes in healthcare, education, economic growth and sustainable development, there is an urgent need to increase the number of young people choosing to study and work in STEM, and particularly digital technologies and engineering. Previous research has identified that the traditional instructivist and theoretical approach to teaching often used in Nigeria and other developing countries can be a major barrier to young people, who can often regard STEM subjects and careers as not for 'people like them' and/or have very narrow perspectives of opportunities in the STEM sector. It also means that young people are not equipped to take their place as digital citizens in today's global society. The DIGISTEM programme was commissioned by the Ekiti State Government in Nigeria and sponsored by the World Bank to provide a novel approach to address these challenges. This paper presents its overall vision. Using an action research approach, a set of carefully designed interactions were conducted with young people and their schools and teachers. The initial results from this are presented and demonstrate that there is an urgent need to transform educational practice in this and other similar regions to provide a more authentic and active learning experience that prepares young people to be career-ready global digital citizens.

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Türkiye’de Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojilerinin Kadınların İşgücü Piyasasına Katılımına Etkisi: ARDL Analizinden Kanıtlar

Atay Polat

2024

Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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Kadınların işgücü piyasasına katılımı pek çok sosyo-ekonomik faktöre bağlı olarak değişim sergilemektedir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin kadınların işgücüne katılımı üzerindeki etkisi ARDL tekniğinden yararlanarak 1991-2020 dönemi için araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada öncelikle ADF birim kök testi ile değişkenlerin durağanlık sınaması yapılmış ve bulgular serilerin farklı durağanlık derecelerine sahip olduklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bundan dolayı eşbütünleşme ilişkisinin tespiti ARDL tekniği ile yapılmış ve değişkenlerin uzun ve kısa dönem katsayıları elde edilmiştir. ARDL katsayı tahmin bulguları internet kullanıcı sayısında %1’lik bir artışın uzun dönemde kadın işgücüne katılım oranını %0.272 artırdığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca ekonomik büyümedeki %1’lik artış kadın işgücüne katılım oranını %0.787 azaltırken, doğurganlık oranındaki %1’lik artış kadın işgücüne katılım oranını %2.036 artırmıştır. Dolayısıyla, Türkiye’de bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin yaygın olarak kullanılmasının kadınların ekonomik açıdan kalkınmalarına katkı sunacağı düşünülmektedir.

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Fertility, labour force participation and poverty among married women in Nigeria

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Fertility and Household Welfare in Nigeria: A Time Series Econometric Approach

Fertility and Household Welfare in Nigeria: A Time Series Econometric Approach

Widening the Aspirations of Young People towards Digital and wider STEM Careers: A Case Study from the DIGISTEM Programme

Türkiye’de Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojilerinin Kadınların İşgücü Piyasasına Katılımına Etkisi: ARDL Analizinden Kanıtlar

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