Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought
The last expenditure survey released by India’s National Sample Survey organization dates back to 2011, which is when India last released official estimates of poverty and inequality. This paper sheds light on how poverty and inequality have evolve...
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okr-10986-372732022-04-08T05:10:35Z Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought Sinha Roy, Sutirtha Van Der Weide, Roy POVERTY IN INDIA POVERTY DECLINE INEQUALITY POVERTY TRENDS RURAL POVERTY CONSUMPTION DATA POVERTY SURVEY DATA CONSUMER PYRAMID HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (CPHS) The last expenditure survey released by India’s National Sample Survey organization dates back to 2011, which is when India last released official estimates of poverty and inequality. This paper sheds light on how poverty and inequality have evolved since 2011 using a new household panel survey, the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey conducted by a private data company. The results show that: (1) extreme poverty is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 than in 2011, with greater poverty reductions in rural areas; (2) urban poverty rose by 2 percentage points in 2016 (coinciding with the demonetization event) and rural poverty reduction stalled by 2019 (coinciding with a slowdown in the economy); (3) poverty is estimated to be considerably higher than earlier projections based on consumption growth observed in national accounts; and (4) consumption inequality in India has moderated since 2011. 2022-04-07T15:44:06Z 2022-04-07T15:44:06Z 2022-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099249204052228866/IDU0333e60f901267045600be83093783b77e67a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37273 English Policy Research Working Paper;9994 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research India |
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POVERTY IN INDIA POVERTY DECLINE INEQUALITY POVERTY TRENDS RURAL POVERTY CONSUMPTION DATA POVERTY SURVEY DATA CONSUMER PYRAMID HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (CPHS) Sinha Roy, Sutirtha Van Der Weide, Roy Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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The last expenditure survey released
by India’s National Sample Survey organization dates back to
2011, which is when India last released official estimates
of poverty and inequality. This paper sheds light on how
poverty and inequality have evolved since 2011 using a new
household panel survey, the Consumer Pyramids Household
Survey conducted by a private data company. The results show
that: (1) extreme poverty is 12.3 percentage points lower in
2019 than in 2011, with greater poverty reductions in rural
areas; (2) urban poverty rose by 2 percentage points in 2016
(coinciding with the demonetization event) and rural poverty
reduction stalled by 2019 (coinciding with a slowdown in the
economy); (3) poverty is estimated to be considerably higher
than earlier projections based on consumption growth
observed in national accounts; and (4) consumption
inequality in India has moderated since 2011. |
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Sinha Roy, Sutirtha Van Der Weide, Roy |
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Sinha Roy, Sutirtha Van Der Weide, Roy |
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Sinha Roy, Sutirtha |
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Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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Poverty in India Has Declined over the Last Decade But Not As Much As Previously Thought |
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poverty in india has declined over the last decade but not as much as previously thought |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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