Estimating the trends in inequality in Bhutan using the recent Living Standard Survey 2017: The importance of adjusting expenditure for household composition
Abstract This article evaluates and discusses inequality in Bhutan for the period of 2007–2012 and 2012–2017. Using the OECD‐modified equivalence scale, the article finds that the inequality in Bhutan fell by around 6% in the period of 2007–2012 but rose by 1% during 2012–2017. The urban inequality...
Main Author: | Tobden Tobden |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-09-01
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Series: | Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.285 |
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