Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality : Evidence from India /

The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPPD 1.9 and PPPD 3.2] and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. These estimates include, for the first time, the effect of in-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme pove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhalla, Surjit
Other Authors: Bhasin, Karan, Virmani, Arvind
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2022/069
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