The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP): An Overview

Rahul Lahoti, Arjun Jayadev and Sanjay G. Reddy
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Arjun Jayadev: University of Massachusetts at Boston
Sanjay G. Reddy: The New School for Social Research and Initiative for Policy Dialogue

No 194, Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers from Courant Research Centre PEG

Abstract: We introduce two separate datasets (The Global Consumption Dataset (GCD) and The Global Income Dataset (GID)) making possible an unprecedented portrait of consumption and income of persons over time, within and across countries, around the world. The current benchmark version of the dataset presents estimates of monthly real consumption and income for every percentile of the population (a ‘consumption/income profile’) for more than 160 countries and more than half a century (1960-2015). We describe the construction of the datasets and demonstrate possible uses by presenting some sample results concerning the distribution of consumption, poverty and inequality in the world.

Keywords: Consumption; Income; Growth; Global Income Distribution; Poverty; Inclusive Growth; Inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B41 C80 I30 I32 O10 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12-08
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Journal Article: The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP): An Overview (2016)
Working Paper: The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP): An Overview (2016)
Working Paper: The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP): An Overview (2016)
Working Paper: The Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP): An Overview (2015)
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