gen_shdi: shdi

In prio-data/priogrid: PRIOGrid Replication Code

Description

Gives the subnational human development index (SHDI) within each grid cell, based on SHDI data v. 4. The index is an average of values along three dimensions: education, health, and standard of living. Available from 1990 to 2018.

Usage

gen_shdi(input_folder, variable = "shdi", add_missing_geometries = TRUE)

Arguments

input_folder	path to [pg-folder].
variable	one of c("shdi", msch", "esch", "lifexp", "lgnic").
add_missing_geometries	if 'TRUE', adds geometries that are missing in the original data. Replacement geometries are collected from cshapes or GADM (https://gadm.org/maps.html).

Details

Links to original data: https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shapefiles/ and https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/download_files/.

Please cite: Smits, J., Permanyer, I. The Subnational Human Development Database. Sci Data 6, 190038 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2019.38

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