On the measurement of multidimensional well-being in some countries in Eastern and Southern Africa

Using data from the AfroBarometer survey, this chapter derives measures of overall well-being for six Eastern African countries (Burundi, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique) for which enough data were available to take a broad enough view of well-being. Correspondence analysis is im...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Conference "Recent Trends in Economic Development, Finance and Management Research in Eastern Africa" (2015 : Kigali) Poverty and well-being in East Africa
1. Verfasser:	Deutsch, Joseph (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Musahara, Herman (VerfasserIn), Silber, Jacques (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	2016
Schlagworte:	Afrobarometer > Correspondence analysis > Efficiency analysis > Shapley decomposition > Well-being > Aufsatz im Buch > Kongressbeitrag
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Zusammenfassung:	Using data from the AfroBarometer survey, this chapter derives measures of overall well-being for six Eastern African countries (Burundi, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique) for which enough data were available to take a broad enough view of well-being. Correspondence analysis is implemented to aggregate variables in each domain of well-being while overall well-being is derived through efficiency analysis. The chapter compares the findings concerning overall well-being with those based on its narrow view, one whose focus is only on material well-being. It appears that the two main determinants of material well-being are the educational level of the individual and his/her area of residence. For the measure of overall well-being the findings were less clear-cut.
ISBN:	9783319309804 9783319809366