Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index

The Human Capital Index (HCI is a cross-country metric measuring the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by her 18th birthday, given the risks of poor health and poor education prevailing in her country. The global HCI is cal...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY SPATIAL DISPARITY EDUCATION HEALTH STUNTING TEST SCORES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CHILD MORTALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/306651578290912072/Insights-from-Disaggregating-the-Human-Capital-Index http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33143

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spelling	okr-10986-331432021-05-25T09:31:33Z Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index World Bank Group HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY SPATIAL DISPARITY EDUCATION HEALTH STUNTING TEST SCORES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT CHILD MORTALITY The Human Capital Index (HCI is a cross-country metric measuring the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by her 18th birthday, given the risks of poor health and poor education prevailing in her country. The global HCI is calculated for 157 countries using national averages of the component data. While the cross-country comparison of human capital outcomes is important, national averages mask significant differences along dimensions such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location, which are likely associated with gaps in productivity. This report quantifies some of these human capital inequalities, with a special focus on socioeconomic and subnational spatial differences. The socioeconomic analysis covers 50 low- and middle-income countries where the data permit comparable disaggregation. The spatial analysis covers 11 low- and middle-income countries where the global HCI release sparked demand for analysis at the subnational level. As a result, rather than describing comprehensive trends, this booklet highlights the potential of detailed disaggregation for the design of well-targeted policies. 2020-01-07T17:31:26Z 2020-01-07T17:31:26Z 2020-01-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/306651578290912072/Insights-from-Disaggregating-the-Human-Capital-Index http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33143 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	The Human Capital Index (HCI is a cross-country metric measuring the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by her 18th birthday, given the risks of poor health and poor education prevailing in her country. The global HCI is calculated for 157 countries using national averages of the component data. While the cross-country comparison of human capital outcomes is important, national averages mask significant differences along dimensions such as gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location, which are likely associated with gaps in productivity. This report quantifies some of these human capital inequalities, with a special focus on socioeconomic and subnational spatial differences. The socioeconomic analysis covers 50 low- and middle-income countries where the data permit comparable disaggregation. The spatial analysis covers 11 low- and middle-income countries where the global HCI release sparked demand for analysis at the subnational level. As a result, rather than describing comprehensive trends, this booklet highlights the potential of detailed disaggregation for the design of well-targeted policies.
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title	Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
title_short	Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
title_full	Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
title_fullStr	Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
title_full_unstemmed	Insights from Disaggregating the Human Capital Index
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/306651578290912072/Insights-from-Disaggregating-the-Human-Capital-Index http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33143
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