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Record Nr.

UNINA9910997189903321

Autore

Mehta Balwant Singh

Titolo

Predicting Inequality of Opportunity and Poverty in India Using Machine Learning / / by Balwant Singh Mehta, Ravi Srivastava, Siddharth Dhote

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

981-9625-44-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXI, 169 p. 42 illus., 37 illus. in color.)

Collana

India Studies in Business and Economics, , 2198-0020

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Development economics

Economic policy

Social policy

Labor economics

Development Economics

Socio-Economic Policy

Labor Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Concept and Measurement of IOp -- Decomposition of Inequality of Opportunity -- Predicting Poverty with Machine Learning and Geospatial Data -- Inequality of Opportunity in Education -- Inequality of Opportunity in Health Care Services -- Conclusion and Way Forward.

Sommario/riassunto

This open-access book combines traditional economic methods with newer machine learning techniques such as regression trees and random forests to analyse data and provide an in-depth analysis of inequality of opportunity and poverty in India. Using data from national surveys and unique sources like night-time satellite images and location data of points of interest, it explores different aspects of inequality and poverty. The book adopts a unique interdisciplinary approach, blending theories and methods from sociology, economics, geography, anthropology, and computer science to explore three key aspects of human well-being: income, health, and education, focusing on regional disparities. It aims to offer practical insights for policymakers and researchers who want to address social and economic



inequalities in India.