Inequality and Locational Determinants of the Distribution of Living Standards in India /

Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are positively related. In effect, from an individual's perspective, living standards are higher in...

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Glavni autor: Balasubramanian, Sriram
Daljnji autori: Kumar, Rishabh, Loungani, Prakash
Format: Žurnal
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/050
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Online pristup:Full text available on IMF
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520 3 |a Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards in India can be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are positively related. In effect, from an individual's perspective, living standards are higher in richer, but more unequal, locations in India. The central factor behind these findings is the large difference in average consumption levels between rural and urban India and continued divergence in per-capita incomes between rich and poor states. Our results provide a possible explanation for the persistence of economic migration from rural to urban areas within a fast-growing emerging economy. While individuals cannot easily alter specific characteristics like their caste or religion, they have some freedom to change their location to enjoy better living standards. 
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