The decline of rural earning inequality in India

Goel, Deepti and Khanna, Shantanu and Morissette, Rene (2017) The decline of rural earning inequality in India. Ideas for India. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

While earnings inequality remained virtually unchanged in urban India between 2004-05 and 2011-12, it declined sharply in rural India over this period. This column finds that although the change in the distribution of education among paid workers had an inequality-increasing effect, there was a net decline in rural inequality because returns to increased levels of education improved more for low-earning workers than high-earning ones.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Goel, Deepti and Khanna, Shantanu and Morissette, Rene
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Jobs, Inequality, India
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics > Labor force and market > Discrimination in employment, labor shortages, unemployment
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5457
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