Accounting for Inequality in India: Evidence from Household Expenditures

We utilize household-level consumption expenditure data from India to examine the evolution of inequality during 1983-2004. Various measures of inequality show that inequality levels were relatively stable during 1983-93, but increased during 1993-2004. The increases in inequality have not precluded...

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Main Authors: Cain, J. Salcedo, Hasan, Rana, Magsombol, Rhoda, Tandon, Ajay
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5487