Consumption Inequality
Consumption Inequality
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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English
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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In this essay, we discuss the importance of consumption inequality in the debate concerning the measurement of disparities in economic well-being. We summarize the advantages and disadvantages of using consumption as opposed to income for measuring trends in economic well-being. We critically evaluate the available evidence on these trends, and in...
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Consumption Inequality
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1789775476
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0895-3309
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1944-7965
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10.1257/jep.30.2.3