Trends in Inequality, Welfare, and Growth in Pakistan, 1963-64 to 2004-05

Nadia Zakir and Muhammad Idrees

No 2009:53, PIDE-Working Papers from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: The present study investigates the trends in inequality, welfare, and growth based on per capita household income/consumption in Pakistan, both its rural and urban areas, from 1963-64 to 2004-05. It employs Gini coefficient to measure inequalities and the Sen welfare index to estimate welfare. Real per capita mean incomes/consumption are worked out to analyse growth. The study finds fluctuating trends in inequality, and rising trends in both welfare and growth. In general, inequality, welfare, and growth remain higher in the urban areas. The study finds income inequality to be more severe as compared to consumption inequality.

Keywords: Income Distribution; Welfare; Per Capita Income; Gini Coefficient; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2009
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