greater wealth inequality. …

While standard political economy theories suggest a moderating effect of democratization on income inequality … first, that prevailing ideology may be an important determinant of inequality and, second, that the democratization effect … income groups, hence democratization may have only a negligible effect on inequality. On the other hand, in societies where …

these differences in cost-of-living. In this paper, we study consumption inequality in India, while fully allowing for non … significantly overestimate the rise in real inequality. Moreover, we show that the allowance for non-homotheticity is quantitatively … inequality when there is segregation in consumption / production, by which we mean that people's consumption patterns are skewed …

In view of rising inequality in fast growing Asian developing countries, it is important to study the relationship … between economic growth and income inequity. We develop a simple model to establish that economic growth and inequality can … bear a complex and non-linear relationship if policy makers try to impact on one (say, inequality) by influencing the other …

Our goal is to examine the income inequality and welfare effects of the direct distribution of resource rents and … rents-induced inequality. …