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Relationships between Household Consumption and Inequality in the Indian States

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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:46 authored by Andy MckayAndy Mckay, Sarmistha Pal
Current evidence on the relationships between growth and inequality is predominantly based on cross-country data sets or panel data sets covering a small number of time periods. But these relationships, being fundamentally dynamic in nature, need to be considered over a much longer time horizon. Available state level results from the National Sample Surveys in India provide such an opportunity. This article uses this unique data set to examine the interrelationships between average consumption and inequality within states, and test for causality. Distributional patterns of growth vary, but there is strong evidence in many instances of a strong negative effect of initial inequality on subsequent growth

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Development Studies

ISSN

00220388

Issue

5

Volume

40

Page range

65-90

Pages

26.0

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  • Economics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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