The last expenditure survey released by India's National Sample Survey organization dates
back to 2011, which is when India last released official estimates of poverty and inequality …

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 …

This paper estimates how strongly COVID-19 containment policies have impacted
aggregate economic activity. We use a difference-in-differences methodology to estimate …

There has been an increase in economic inequality in India over the past few decades, with
the rich-poor gaps among the largest of several peer economies. Household surveys show …

We combine national income accounts, wealth aggregates, tax tabulations, rich lists, and
surveys on income, consumption, and wealth in a consistent framework to present long run …

We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income levels, poverty, and
inequality in both the immediate aftermath and during the uneven recovery until December …

Abstract On November 8, 2016, the Indian government abruptly demonetized 86% of its
currency in circulation in an attempt to reduce black money, corruption, and counterfeiting …

Using panel data for the period between April 2019 and September 2021, this paper
investigates how the Covid‐19 pandemic‐induced lockdowns imposed differential labor …

The last expenditure survey released by India's National Sample Survey organization dates
back to 2011, which underpins the last official estimates of poverty and inequality. This …

This research looks at the economic well-being of households across social categories in
India before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly all households saw significant …