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Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India

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  • Surjit Bhalla
  • Karan Bhasin
  • Mr. Arvind Virmani

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The paper presents estimates of poverty [extreme poverty PPP$1.9 and PPP$3.2] and consumption inequality in India for each of the years 2004-5 through the pandemic year 2020-21. These estimates include, for the first time, the effect of in-kind food subsides on poverty and inequality. Extreme poverty was as low as 0.8 percent in the pre-pandemic year 2019, and food transfers were instrumental in ensuring that it remained at that low level in pandemic year 2020. Post-food subsidy inequality at .294 is now very close to its lowest level 0.284 observed in 1993/94.

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  • Surjit Bhalla & Karan Bhasin & Mr. Arvind Virmani, 2022. "Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India," IMF Working Papers 2022/069, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2022/069
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    1. Ihsaan Bassier & Joshua Budlender & Maya Goldman, 2022. "Social distress and (some) relief: Estimating the impact of pandemic job loss on poverty in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-80, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. A. K. Shiva Kumar, 2023. "Book review: Aasha Kapur Mehta, Shashanka Bhide, Anand Kumar and Amita Shah, (Eds.), Poverty, Chronic Poverty and Poverty Dynamics: Policy Imperatives," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 17(1), pages 201-206, April.
    3. Archana Dang & Mausumi Das & Indrani Gupta, 2023. "COVID-19 And The Unequal Distribution Of Poverty Risks: Evidence From Urban India," IEG Working Papers 458, Institute of Economic Growth.

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