Are neighbors equal?: estimating local inequality in three developing countries

Chris Elbers, Peter Lanjouw, Johan Mistiaen, Özler, Berk and Kenneth Simler
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Berk Özler

No 147, FCND discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: "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." Authors' Abstract

Keywords: equality; spatial analysis; household surveys; economic situation; developing countries; public services; public finance; geography; surveys; households; decentralization; Ecuador; Madagascar; Mozambique; Latin America; Southern Africa; Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; South America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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Working Paper: Are Neighbours Equal? Estimating Local Inequality in Three Developing Countries (2003)
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