Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS

This paper compares two approaches to measuring subnational ethnolinguistic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa, one based on censuses and large-scale population surveys and the other relying on the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The two approaches yield sets of regional fractionalization...

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Main Authors:	Gershman, Boris, Rivera, Diego
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2021
Subjects:	ETHNOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS GIS PUBLIC GOODS SUBNATIONAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36145

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spelling	okr-10986-361452021-08-18T05:10:27Z Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS Gershman, Boris Rivera, Diego ETHNOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS GIS PUBLIC GOODS SUBNATIONAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM This paper compares two approaches to measuring subnational ethnolinguistic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa, one based on censuses and large-scale population surveys and the other relying on the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The two approaches yield sets of regional fractionalization indices that show a moderately positive correlation, with a stronger association across rural areas. These differences matter for empirical analysis: in a common sample of regions, survey-based indices of deep-rooted diversity show a more strongly negative association with a range of development indicators relative to their highest-quality GIS-based counterparts. 2021-08-17T14:44:39Z 2021-08-17T14:44:39Z 2020-02 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36145 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic	ETHNOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS GIS PUBLIC GOODS SUBNATIONAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
spellingShingle	ETHNOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS GIS PUBLIC GOODS SUBNATIONAL ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM Gershman, Boris Rivera, Diego Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
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description	This paper compares two approaches to measuring subnational ethnolinguistic diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa, one based on censuses and large-scale population surveys and the other relying on the use of geographic information systems (GIS). The two approaches yield sets of regional fractionalization indices that show a moderately positive correlation, with a stronger association across rural areas. These differences matter for empirical analysis: in a common sample of regions, survey-based indices of deep-rooted diversity show a more strongly negative association with a range of development indicators relative to their highest-quality GIS-based counterparts.
format	Journal Article
author	Gershman, Boris Rivera, Diego
author_facet	Gershman, Boris Rivera, Diego
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title	Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
title_short	Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
title_full	Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
title_fullStr	Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS
title_sort	measuring regional ethnolinguistic diversity in sub-saharan africa : surveys versus gis
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2021
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36145
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Measuring Regional Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Surveys versus GIS

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