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Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in East Asia

Using a new database of household surveys, this paper examines inequality among all individuals living in developing East Asia regardless of their country of residence. The East Asian Gini index increased from 39.0 in 1988 to 43.3 in 2012. Inequali...

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Main Authors: Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah, Lakner, Christoph
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
inequality
global inequality
expenditure distribution
household surveys
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/630861487080784938/Distribution-of-consumption-expenditure-in-East-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26135

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/630861487080784938/Distribution-of-consumption-expenditure-in-East-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26135

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