Gap in per capita income between rural and urban areas is not only high but has increased over time. Income disparity, especially in different society of rural areas is quite high mainly due to inequality in resource base and earning opportunity. Since most of the rural people are largely ...
This paper examines the effects of globalization (i.e., economic, social, and political) and sectoral growth shifts (i.e., changes in relative shares of agriculture, industry, and services) on income inequality in India from 1976 to 2012. We have used two unique datasets: the Standardized ...
This study seeks to understand the nuanced relationship between technological innovation and income inequality with an emphasis on the broader implications of this interplay on human–technology interactions in diverse socioeconomic settings. Using cross-country panel data from 59 nations (31 developed and...
It suggests how to optimize the distribution of carbon market income to reduce income inequality and progress towards a sustainable and inclusive low-carbon economy. Specifically, the paper’s main contributions are twofold. Firstly, it provides a comparative analysis of the impacts of a neutral ...
While the association between income inequality and environmental degradation has been researched extensively by various scholars, the impact of income ine
InequalityIncomeIndividual healthIndiaIndia has experienced a significant increase in income inequality in the past decade. It is widely accepted in the literature that income inequality is detrimental to individual health. Against this backdrop, the objective of the paper is to analyze the effect of...
The choice between income and consumption may also affect how we rank countries in terms of inequality. For example, some studies show lower inequality in India compared with other developing countries, including South Africa, Brazil, and China (e.g. Arnal & Forster, 2010; CSO, 2013). But ...
Nexus between income inequality and consumption of renewable energy in India: a nonlinear examination While the association between income inequality and environmental degradation has been researched extensively by various scholars, the impact of income ine... R Sharma,SS Rajpurohit,G Hondroyiannis - ...
Article Open access 09 May 2024 The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index and the inequality factors: an analysis through the Gini index decomposition Article 29 March 2023 References Bhattacharya N, Mahalanobis B (1967) Regional disparities in household consumption in India. Journal of the American Statis...
The purpose of this research is to introduce a new approach to the decomposition of the Gini ratio into three components, supporting them with economic and statistical rigorous interpretations. The three components are: (i) the Gini inequality within sub