Understanding the Sources of Spatial Disparity and Convergence : Evidence from Bangladesh

Shilpi, Forhad

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER;    ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE;    ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER;    ACCESS TO SANITATION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6519
RP-ID  :  WPS6519

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper utilizes the mixed effectsmodel to measure and decompose spatial disparity in percapita expenditure in Bangladesh between 2000 and 2010. Itfinds a significant decline in spatial disparity in urbanareas and the country as a whole but no substantial changein rural areas. The decomposition analysis indicates thataverage years of education, the percentage of householdswith electricity connections, and phone ownership accountfor most of the spatial variations in welfare. Spatialconvergence in urban areas can be explained primarily by theexpansion of electricity and phone networks for householduse. Improved access to these services had little effect onspatial disparity in rural areas. This paper offers severalexplanations for the difference in convergence rates betweenurban and rural areas.