Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (36 pages)
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Erscheint auch als Dovonou, Vanessa Olakemi The Distributional Impact of Inflation in South Asia: An Empirical Approach
Keywords:
Distributional Effect
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Distributional Impact
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Food Inflation
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Food Inflation and Inequality
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Inequality
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Inflation
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Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
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Poverty Impact Evaluation
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Poverty Reduction
Abstract:
This paper provides an empirical estimation of the distributional impact of inflation on households in South Asia. Two main channels are explored-the consumption basket channel and the income channel-for households in different income deciles in selected countries in South Asia. Using recent household expenditure surveys, the paper constructs detailed consumption expenditure shares and the effective "cost-of-living" inflation for households of different income levels. The analysis finds that due to a substantially larger share of food expenditure, households in lower income deciles experience higher effective inflation when food prices are high, despite a diversification in consumption expenditure over time. The analysis also suggests heterogeneous effects of inflation through the household income channel
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-10527
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