Are Neighbours Equal? Estimating Local Inequality in Three Developing Countries

Chris Elbers, Peter Lanjouw, Johan Mistiaen, Berk Özler and Kenneth Simler

No DP2003-52, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Based on a statistical procedure that combines household survey data with population census data, this paper presents estimates of inequality for three developing countries at a level of disaggregation far below that allowed by household surveys alone. We show that while the share of within-community inequality in overall inequality is high, this does not necessarily imply that all communities in a given country are as unequal as the country as a whole. In fact, in all three countries there is considerable variation in inequality across communities.

Keywords: Equality and inequality; Household survey; Regional economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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