Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in East Asia

Using a new database of household surveys, this paper examines inequality among all individuals living in developing East Asia regardless of their country of residence. The East Asian Gini index increased from 39.0 in 1988 to 43.3 in 2012. Inequali...

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Main Authors: Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah, Lakner, Christoph
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/630861487080784938/Distribution-of-consumption-expenditure-in-East-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26135