A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing... more A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing countries: Ecuador, Madagascar, and Mozambique. These inequality estimates are decomposed into progressively more disaggregated spatial units and the results in all three countries are suggestive that even at a very high level of spatial disaggregation, the contribution of within-community inequality to overall inequality remains very high. The results also indicate there is a considerable amount of variation across communities in all three countries. The basic correlates of local-level inequality are explored, and it is consistently found that geographic characteristics are strongly correlated with inequality, even after controlling for demographic and economic conditions. iii Contents Acknowledgments............................................................................................................... v 1.
The authors propose a modification to the conventional approach of decomposing income inequality ... more The authors propose a modification to the conventional approach of decomposing income inequality by population sub-groups. Specifically, they propose a measure that evaluates observed between-group inequality against a benchmark of maximum between-group inequality that can be attained when the number and relative sizes of groups under examination are fixed. The authors argue that such a modification can provide a complementary
thispaper are our own and should not be taken to reflect those of the World Bank or any of its af... more thispaper are our own and should not be taken to reflect those of the World Bank or any of its affiliates. All errorsare our own
... ABSTRACT: Trotline blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishermen in the Patuxent, Chester, and Ch... more ... ABSTRACT: Trotline blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishermen in the Patuxent, Chester, and Choptank tributaries of Chesapeake Bay set their gear in areas where the water quality, characterized by average mid-channel bottom dissolved oxygen, varies across the river ...
This paper implements a methodology for estimating poverty in Ecuador, Madagascar and South Afric... more This paper implements a methodology for estimating poverty in Ecuador, Madagascar and South Africa, at levels of disaggregation that to date have not generally been available. The methodology is based on a statistical procedure to combine household survey data with population census data, imputing into the latter a measure of per capita consumption from the former. The countries are very
A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing... more A methodology to produce disaggregated estimates of inequality is implemented in three developing countries: Ecuador, Madagascar, and Mozambique. These inequality estimates are decomposed into progressively more disaggregated spatial units and the results in all three countries are suggestive that even at a very high level of spatial disaggregation, the contribution of within-community inequality to overall inequality remains very high. The results also indicate there is a considerable amount of variation across communities in all three countries. The basic correlates of local-level inequality are explored, and it is consistently found that geographic characteristics are strongly correlated with inequality, even after controlling for demographic and economic conditions. iii Contents Acknowledgments............................................................................................................... v 1.
The authors propose a modification to the conventional approach of decomposing income inequality ... more The authors propose a modification to the conventional approach of decomposing income inequality by population sub-groups. Specifically, they propose a measure that evaluates observed between-group inequality against a benchmark of maximum between-group inequality that can be attained when the number and relative sizes of groups under examination are fixed. The authors argue that such a modification can provide a complementary
thispaper are our own and should not be taken to reflect those of the World Bank or any of its af... more thispaper are our own and should not be taken to reflect those of the World Bank or any of its affiliates. All errorsare our own
... ABSTRACT: Trotline blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishermen in the Patuxent, Chester, and Ch... more ... ABSTRACT: Trotline blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishermen in the Patuxent, Chester, and Choptank tributaries of Chesapeake Bay set their gear in areas where the water quality, characterized by average mid-channel bottom dissolved oxygen, varies across the river ...
This paper implements a methodology for estimating poverty in Ecuador, Madagascar and South Afric... more This paper implements a methodology for estimating poverty in Ecuador, Madagascar and South Africa, at levels of disaggregation that to date have not generally been available. The methodology is based on a statistical procedure to combine household survey data with population census data, imputing into the latter a measure of per capita consumption from the former. The countries are very
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