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Inequality and Poverty in India: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Response / Elif Arbatli Saxegaard, Mattia Coppo, Nasser Khalil, Shinya Kotera, Filiz Unsal.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Arbatli Saxegaard, Elif.
- Series:
- IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2023/147
- IMF Working Papers
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (37 pages)
- Other Title:
- Inequality and Poverty in India
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2023.
- Summary:
- Using microdata from nationally representative household and labor force surveys, we study the impact and drivers of poverty and inequality in India during the pandemic. We have three main findings. First, India has made significant progress in reducing poverty in recent decades, but the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to have temporarily increased poverty and inequality. Second, education and employment status seem to be the main factors associated with poverty and income/consumption changes. Finally, the government’s expansion of food subsidies has likely played a significant role in mitigating the increase in poverty during the pandemic.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798400247415
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