Bipolarization in ten Sub-Saharan African countries

Florent Bresson

Revue d’économie du développement, 2023, vol. 35, issue 3, 23-28

Abstract: A new and flexible bipolarization index shows that consumption bipolarization within ten SSA countries is low compared to inequality. Sectoral and regional income disparities drive observed bipolarization; religions and ethnic groups have limited contributions. Codes JEL: D31, D63.

Keywords: Bipolarization; inequality; sub-Saharan Africa. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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