Income Inequality and Economic Welfare. A Decomposition Analysis for the Household Sector in Pakistan

Rashida Haq ()

No 1999:170, PIDE-Working Papers from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Abstract: This study analyses inequality and welfare in Pakistan. The data used is based on "Household Income and Expenditure Surveys" conducted for the years 1979 to 1992-93. To access inequality and welfare across different time periods the data was adjusted for 1992-93 prices (Rs), for the homogeneity of the population adult equivalence scale was used because it is better for examining disparity in economic welfare in a society. For the measurement of welfare Sen's welfare index was applied which, takes into account both the size and the distribution of income. This welfare index also provides a decomposition of total welfare into its components.

Pages: 44 pages
Date: 1999
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