Household Consumer Expenditure Inequalities in India: A Decomposition Analysis.
The objectives of this study are to decompose household consumer expenditure inequalities in India by regions (states) and sectors (urban-rural) for the years 1977-78 and 1983 based.on the National Sample Survey data. A class of generalized entropy measures is used. The authors' results consistently indicate that the inequality within states contributes much more toward national inequality and within-sector inequality explains a large part of state-level inequality. The inequality at state levels has shown a decline from 1977-78 to 1983 due to a better monsoon season in 1983 and antipoverty programs. Copyright 1992 by The International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
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1992
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Authors: | Mishra, Padmaja ; Parikh, Ashok |
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Review of Income and Wealth. - International Association for Research in Income and Wealth - IARIW. - Vol. 38.1992, 2, p. 225-36
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International Association for Research in Income and Wealth - IARIW |
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