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Accounting for Heterogeneity in Growth Incidence in Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorBassole, Leandre
dc.contributor.authorEssama-Nssah, B.
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Saumik
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:42:37Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2010-11-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents counterfactual decompositions based on both the Shapley method and a generalization of the Oaxaca-Blinder approach to identify proximate factors that might explain differences in the distribution of economic welfare in Cameroon in 1996-2007. In particular, the analysis uses re-centered influence function regressions to link the growth incidence curve for 2001-2007 to household characteristics and account for heterogeneity of impact across quantiles in terms of the composition (or endowment) effect and structural (or price) effect. The analysis finds that the level of the growth incidence curve is explained by the endowment effect while its shape is driven by the price effect. Observed gains at the bottom of the distribution are due to returns to endowments. The rest of the gains are accounted for by the composition effect. Further decomposition of these effects shows that the composition effect is determined mainly by household demographics while the structural effect is shaped by the sector of employment and geography. Finally, analysis of the rural-urban gap in living standards shows that, for the poorest households in both sectors, differences in household characteristics matter more than the returns to those characteristics. The opposite is true for better-off households.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101101154309
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5464
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3945
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5464
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ASSETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDATA ISSUES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT RELIEF
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectDENSITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subjectGROWTH EFFECT
dc.subjectGROWTH EPISODE
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY EFFECT
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLORENZ CURVE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL EFFECT
dc.subjectMEAN GROWTH
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMULTIPLIER EFFECTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRELATIVE CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRELATIVE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectRURAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRURAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSCALE EFFECT
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTRADE SHOCKS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN REGION
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVEL
dc.titleAccounting for Heterogeneity in Growth Incidence in Cameroonen
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okr.crossref.titleAccounting for heterogeneity in growth incidence in Cameroon
okr.date.disclosure2010-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:38:41.182844Z
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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