Economics

Small area variations in four measures of poverty among Indian households: Econometric analysis of National Family Health Survey 2019-2021

A. Jain, S. Rajpal, et al.

This research explores the intricate variations in household poverty across India, revealing significant insights into inequality within districts. Conducted by a team of esteemed researchers, this paper aims to inform targeted poverty reduction strategies by identifying clusters that exhibit considerable poverty levels.

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Abstract

This paper examines small area variations in four measures of household poverty in India using data from the 2019-2021 National Family Health Survey. The results reveal that clusters and states are the primary sources of variation for all four poverty measures. Persistent within-district inequality is also observed, particularly concerning the bottom 10th and 20th wealth percentiles and multidimensional poverty. These findings help pinpoint districts with high between-cluster inequality, informing targeted poverty reduction policies.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Jan 17, 2023

Authors

Anoop Jain, Sunil Rajpal, Md Juel Rana, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian

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