Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can … individual's perspective, living standards are higher in richer, but more unequal, locations in India. The central factor is the … large differences in average consumption levels between rural and urban India (the latter is more unequal), and continued …

Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can … individual's perspective, living standards are higher in richer, but more unequal, locations in India. The central factor behind … these findings is the large difference in average consumption levels between rural and urban India and continued divergence …

levels of living in the rural and urban sectors of India. In this paper, we propose to analyse regional disparities using a …

Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can … individual’s perspective, living standards are higher in richer, but more unequal, locations in India. The central factor behind … these findings is the large difference in average consumption levels between rural and urban India and continued divergence …