Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
9-2013
Abstract
Applying the small-area estimation methods to Cambodia data, we decompose the total inequality in wealth (consumption) and health (child undernutrition) indicators into within-location and between-location components. Because the knowledge of the pattern of spatial disparity in poverty and undernutrition is important for the geographic targeting of resources, we conduct a geographic decomposition of the variance of the Foster-Greere-Thorbecke index in addition to the standard decomposition exercise based on the generalized entropy measures. We find that a sizable proportion of wealth inequality is due to between-location inequality, whereas health inequality is mainly due to within-location inequality.
Keywords
Small-area estimation, Health inequality, Cambodia
Discipline
Asian Studies | Health Economics | Income Distribution
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
Publication
Journal of Economic Inequality
Volume
11
Issue
3
First Page
373
Last Page
392
ISSN
1569-1721
Identifier
10.1007/s10888-012-9226-3
Publisher
Springer
Embargo Period
1-10-2019
Citation
FUJII, Tomoki.
Geographic decomposition of inequality in health and wealth: Evidence from Cambodia. (2013). Journal of Economic Inequality. 11, (3), 373-392.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2228
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-012-9226-3