A Micro-Decomposition Analysis of The Macroeconomic Determinants of Human Development

This paper shows how differences in aggregate human development outcomes over time and space can be additively decomposed into a pure economic-growth component, a component attributed to differences in the distribution of income, and components attributed to "non-income" factors and differ...

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Main Author: Lambert, Sylvie
Other Authors: van de Walle, Dominique, Ravallion, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2007
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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653 |a Literacy 
653 |a Enrollment rate 
653 |a Rural Development 
653 |a Gender of teachers 
653 |a Rural Poverty Reduction 
653 |a Inequality 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Gender gap 
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653 |a Schools 
653 |a Population Policies 
653 |a Primary Education 
653 |a Education for All 
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520 |a This paper shows how differences in aggregate human development outcomes over time and space can be additively decomposed into a pure economic-growth component, a component attributed to differences in the distribution of income, and components attributed to "non-income" factors and differences in the model linking outcomes to income or non-income characteristics. The income effect at the micro level is modeled non-parametrically, so as to flexibly reflect distributional changes. The paper illustrates the decomposition using data for Morocco and Vietnam, and the results offer some surprising insights into the observed aggregate gains in schooling attainments. A user friendly STATA program is available to implement the method in other settings