This paper analyses the determinants of consumption decision and household expenditure on cultural goods in Togo, based on survey data from the 2015 QUIBB Basic Well‐being Indicators. The determinants of… Click to show full abstract
This paper analyses the determinants of consumption decision and household expenditure on cultural goods in Togo, based on survey data from the 2015 QUIBB Basic Well‐being Indicators. The determinants of consumption decision are empirically estimated from a probit model while the determinants of consumption expenditure on cultural goods are estimated from a Tobit model and the CLAD (Censored Lead Absolute Deviation) method. The results show that the decision to consume cultural goods is positively affected by the higher level of education and the place of residence but negatively affected by the size of the household. Likewise, households' consumption expenditure is significantly influenced by income, education level, place of residence, household size, and religion. However, estimation by the CLAD method shows that the magnitude of the effect of these factors differs from one quantile to another. Furthermore, our results highlight a U‐shaped relationship between cultural spending and income. Taking these factors into account can help revive the cultural sector in Togo. Ce papier analyse les determinants de la decision de consommation et des depenses en biens culturels des menages au Togo en se basant sur les donnees d'enquete sur les Indicateurs de Bien etre de Base QUIBB (2015). Les determinants de la decision de consommation sont estimes empiriquement a partir d'un modele probit tandis que les determinants des depenses de consommation de ces biens sont estimes a partir d'un modele Tobit et la methode CLAD (Censored Lead Absolute Deviation). Les resultats montrent que la decision de consommation des biens culturels est affectee positivement par le niveau d'education superieur et le milieu de residence mais negativement par la taille du menage. De meme, les depenses de consommation des menages sont significativement influencees par le revenu, le niveau d'education, le milieu de residence, la taille du menage et la religion. Cependant, l'estimation par la methode CLAD montre que l'ampleur de l'effet de ces facteurs differe d'un quantile a un autre. Par ailleurs, nos resultats mettent en exergue une relation en U entre les depenses culturelles et le revenu. La prise en compte de ces facteurs peut aider a la relance du secteur culturel au Togo.
               
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