Human Capital Constraints, Spatial Dependence, and Regionalization in Bolivia: A Spatial Clustering Approach

Using a novel dataset, this article studies the spatial distribution of human capital constraints across 339 municipalities in Bolivia. In particular, five are evaluated: chronic malnutrition children, non-Spanish speaking population, secondary dropout rate males, rates females, and inequality years education. Through lens principal components, dependence, regionalization methods, endogenously classified according to their similarity geographical location. Results from dependence analysis indicate specific location significant hot spots (high-value clusters) cold (low-value clusters). A indicates that Bolivia can be regionalized into seven or eight regions. The concludes discussing potential complementary these two analyses usefulness identifying policy priorities.