Publication Type

Working Paper

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2007

Abstract

The small-area estimation developed by Elbers, Lanjouw and Lanjouw (2002, 2003), in which a census and a survey are combined to produce the estimates of welfare measures for small geographic areas, has become a standard tool for poverty analysis in developing countries. The small-area estimates are typically plotted on a map, which are commonly called a poverty map. Poverty maps proved useful for policy analysis and formulation, and have become increasingly popular among policy-makers and researchers. In Cambodia, poverty maps have been used by various international organizations, ministries and non-governmental organizations for analyzing the poverty situations for their operation areas, selecting the potential locations for their projects and programs, and educating students in classrooms (Fujii, 2007).

Keywords

Small-area estimation, Health inequality, Cambodia

Discipline

Asian Studies | Health Economics | Income Distribution

Research Areas

Applied Microeconomics

First Page

1

Last Page

30

Publisher

SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, No. 24-2007

City or Country

Singapore

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Comments

Published in Journal of Economic Inequality, 2013, 11 (3), 373-392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-012-9226-3

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