期刊名称:DIW Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
出版年度:2008
卷号:2008
出版社:Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin
摘要:Empirical evidence suggests that regional disparities in incomes are often very
high, that these disparities do not necessarily disappear as economies grow and
that these disparities are itself an important driver of growth. We use a novel
approach based on multilevel modeling to decompose the sources of spatial
disparities in incomes among households in Burkina Faso. We show that spatial
disparities are not only driven by the spatial concentration of households with
particular endowments but to a large extent also by disparities in community
endowments. Climatic differences across regions due also matter, but to a much
smaller extent.
关键词:Spatial inequality, poverty, multilevel modeling, decomposition, Sub-Saharan
Africa