The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for …-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 percent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food … transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in pandemic year 2020. Post-food subsidy inequality …

poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress … have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors … in reducing poverty in recent decades, but the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to …

poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … population growth rates produce better outcomes. China and India play a central role on poverty reduction and global inequality …