volatility ; health and weather shocks ; household structure ; India … saving decision of a rural household. This study uses an "Ordinary Least Squares Regression" to analyze the saving behavior …

This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about economic inequality in India during the post-reform period. We … analyze consumption inequality through the hitherto neglected lens of nonfood expenditure. Using household level consumption … inequality is due to the increased weight in the household budget of non-food spending, which tends to be more unequal than food …