%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of Functional Illiteracy on the Living Conditions of Households in Congo
%A Steve Bertrand Mboko Ibara
%A Constant Bruno Serges Ikiemi
%J Modern Economy
%P 576-596
%@ 2152-7261
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/me.2021.123030
%X This research¡¯s objective was to analyze
the effect of functional illiteracy on households¡¯ living conditions in
Congo-Brazzaville. It was based on an adaptation of games¡¯ theory proposed by <a href=\"#ref55\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Rubinstein (1996)</span></a><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. The study used data from the 4th general census of the Congo
population and housing in 2007</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (</span><a href=\"#ref49\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">National Institute of Statistics, 2007</span></a><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">)</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, which
includes a population of 632,502 heads of households aged 15 - 64 at the time
of the census. Analyses were conducted with a simultaneous equation system
using the Conditional Mixed Process (CMP) algorithm developed by </span><a href=\"#ref54\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Roodman
(2011)</span></a><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. Results show that functional illiteracy significantly contributes to
the precariousness of household living conditions. This result supports the
essential place of education and the mastery of literacy and numeracy in the
fight against poverty.</span>
%K Living Conditions
%K Functional Illiteracy
%K Language Economy
%K CMP
%K Congo-Brazzaville
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107956