Decomposing Household Income by Source and Subgroup - Alex Eble
Decomposing Household Income by Source and Subgroup - Alex Eble
Decomposing Household Income by Source and Subgroup - Alex Eble
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<strong>Decomposing</strong> <strong>Household</strong> <strong>Income</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Source</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Subgroup</strong><br />
of these crafts depends on commercial ties outside the village, which in turn is also<br />
dependent upon infrastructure <strong>and</strong>, to an extent, proximity to population centers.<br />
(Cohen 2000)<br />
Of income inequality in revenue from sidelines, a mere 5 percent can be explained <strong>by</strong><br />
differences between villages within counties <strong>and</strong> between counties. This is also to say<br />
that almost all of the inequality in revenues from sidelines, as in family business, rises<br />
from differences between individuals within a village. Said differently, revenue from<br />
sidelines is relatively equally distributed across villages <strong>and</strong> counties.<br />
Contribution to Inequality (CV)<br />
100%<br />
90%<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0%<br />
Agriculture<br />
Family Business<br />
Remittances<br />
H<strong>and</strong>icrafts<br />
<strong>Source</strong> of <strong>Income</strong><br />
Sidelines<br />
Inter-county inequality<br />
Within-county, intervillage<br />
inequality<br />
Intra-village inequality<br />
Figure 5 – <strong>Income</strong> Factor Inequality Decomposed <strong>by</strong> Regional Contribution Given <strong>by</strong><br />
the CV<br />
Contribution to Inequality<br />
(Theil's T)<br />
100%<br />
90%<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0%<br />
Agriculture<br />
Family Business<br />
Remittances<br />
H<strong>and</strong>icrafts<br />
<strong>Source</strong> of <strong>Income</strong><br />
Sidelines<br />
Inter-county inequality<br />
Within-county, intervillage<br />
inequality<br />
Intra-village inequality<br />
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