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Poverty & Inequality Working Group Monthly Meeting Minutes- 2021.04.14 |
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Meeting Minutes – April 14 th, 2021
Ghana (Alicia)
- Reviewed proposed papers to present poverty mapping work in Ghana
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- P1 – Review of Small Area Estimation Procedure used in Poverty Mapping Exercise (might be best suited for Wellcome Open Research)
- P2 – Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Poverty & Inequality in Accra Metropolitan Area
- Where do the poor live & How do the poor live?
- P3 – Analysis of the spatial determinants of EA- & District-level inequality across Ghanaian Regions
- P4 – Exploration of accessibility of services (e.g. health facilities, educational institutions, government services) through a lense of spatial inequality
- For accessibility work – need to touch base with other project partners to harmonize approach
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- The accessibility question emerged in the Accra-Dhaka comparison discussion as well (esp. in regards to services and slums)
Beijing (Yan Li)
- Presented Updates on SES predictions for TAZs
- Big Question: What are the desired area-level outcomes?
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- Proportion of low education
- Proportion of low earning occupations (in primary & secondary sector)
- Avg. household income
- Avg. Floor Area
- Ratio of commercial housing
- Use these to produce a single categorical metric (quantiles)
- Do we want separate SES outcomes or to consider as one aggregate index of SES status?
- To confirm - Survey representativeness and sampling procedure in data (What was the original survey’s sampling design?)
Action Items:
- Reach out to others on PEHC project engaging in accessibility work
- Follow up Meeting with Dhaka/Accra groups to discuss comparative analysis approach (e.g. slums, accessibility)
Next meeting date and time:
May 12 th, 2021
- Montreal 9 am
- London 2 pm
- Accra 1pm
- Dhaka 7 pm
- Beijing 9 pm
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