Author(s): Nikolovski, A.
Article Тitle: THE DEPENDENCE OF THE POVERTY LINE FROM THE INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS – THE CASE OF REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
Journal: International Dialogue: East-West
Publication Year: 2025
Publication Type: Journal Article
Article Type: Paper
Volume, Issue: 11(1)
Pages: 25-31
DOI:
ISSN (print): 1857-9299
ISSN (online): 1857-9302
UDC:364.66:338.246
303.723.724(497.7)”2009/2017”
APA 7 citation
Nikolovski, A. (2025). The dependence of the poverty line from the institutional and economic factors – The case of Republic of North Macedonia. International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), 25–31.
Harvard citation
Nikolovski, A. (2025) ‘The Dependence of the Poverty Line from the Institutional and Economic Factors – The Case of Republic of North Macedonia’, International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), pp. 25–31.
Abstract: Poverty has been and remained on of the bitterest problem of humanity. Macedonia as a country in development is presented with a serious challenge into decreasing the poverty gap and increasing the poverty line which according to the World Bank latest estimates is above 20% for the whole passing decade. Many factors can be targeted as to influence the poverty, one being institutional and others economic in nature. The goal of this article is to show the impact of the institutional factors on poverty on a much narrower form presented through the poverty line, and also to show the impact of the economic factors. In accordance to reaching this goal, the econometric models of linear regression, correlations and PCA analysis was conducted towards determination of the linkage between the poverty line and two of separate blocks of factors. According to the conducted research a true bond and thus the impact on the poverty line can be seen in the institutional factors. More so the findings show that poverty reduction is more dependent from the institutional factors then economic, because the direct link between the economic factors and the poverty line was not discovered in the case of Republic of Macedonia.
Keywords: poverty, poverty line, economic factors, institutional factors, good
governance indicators
