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The evolution of inequality in Mozambique: 1996/97–2019/20After decades of war, ending in 1992, Mozambique embarked on a path of sustained economic growth and substantial poverty reduction...
Inequality Consumption Spatial inequalityJournal Article
Income and consumption inequality in China: A comparative approach with IndiaPart of Journal Special Issue Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Income inequality Consumption Consumption expenditureWorking Paper
Income and consumption inequality in China: A comparative approach with IndiaWe analyse income and expenditure distribution in China in a comparative perspective with India. These countries represent extreme cases in the relationship of inequality to both wellbeing indicators...
Income inequality Consumption Consumption expenditureWorking Paper
Inequality in India: A review of levels and trendsThis paper contributes to the literature by reviewing levels, trends, and structure of inequality since the early 1990s in India...
Consumption Data sources Economic inequalityWorking Paper
The role of public health insurance in protecting against the costs of ill health: Evidence from MexicoIn the absence of health insurance, households have to self-insure against the risk of ill health, which may involve the use of mechanisms that have long-term consequences...
Public insurance Consumption Catastrophic risksBlog
Poverty and wellbeing in MozambiqueThe gains have been substantial and have occurred in both rural and urban zones...
Consumption PovertyWorking Paper
A review of consumption poverty estimation for MozambiqueWe broadly review the challenges encountered and choices made in the national assessments of consumption poverty using the 1996/97, 2002/03, and 2008/09 budget surveys...
Consumption PovertyBlog
Extreme poverty - the poorest are being left behind
At our 30 th Anniversary Conference we took the chance to interview Martin Ravallion of Georgetown University—we asked him to discuss his recent work on extreme poverty, and to highlight what he believes the major challenges in this area will b...
Consumption Equality and inequality Land tenureWorking Paper
Keep it real: Measuring real inequality using survey data from developing countriesThis paper investigates how two effects drive wedges between nominal and real inequality estimates...
Consumption Equality and inequality Poverty measurementVideo
Progress in Data and MeasurementConference on Inequality—Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies - Parallel 5.1
Database Inequality HealthVideo
Country ExperiencesConference on Inequality—Measurement, trends, impacts, and policies - Parallel 2.3
Public expenditures Children MalnutritionWorking Paper
Income and price elasticities of demand in South Africa: An application of the linear expenditure systemThis paper investigates the expenditure patterns of South African households using detailed cross-sectional expenditure and price data...
Aeronautics Consumption Food supplyWorking Paper
Inequality of Opportunity During the Great Recession in UgandaThe paper proposes an analysis of the recent distributional dynamics in Uganda...
Consumption Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
Growth and Inequality in the Distribution of India’s Consumption Expenditure: 1983 to 2009-10This paper undertakes an assessment of the evolution of inequality in the distribution of consumption expenditure in India over the last quarter-century, from 1983 to 2009-10, employing data available in the quinquennial ‘thick’ surveys o...
Consumption Economic development Equality and inequalityJournal Article
Intergenerational Mobility and Interpersonal Inequality in an African EconomyPart of Journal Special Issue Land and Property Rights
Consumption Equality and inequality Land tenureWorking Paper
Savings By and For the Poor: A Research Review and AgendaThe poor can and do save, but often use formal or informal instruments that have high risk, high cost, and limited functionality. This could lead to undersaving compared to a world without market or behavioural frictions...
Banking Choice Consumption