Blar i Department of Economics på forfatter "Kjelsrud, Anders Grøn"
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A behaviour-based approach to the estimation of poverty in India
Almås, Ingvild; Kjelsrud, Anders Grøn; Somanathan, Rohini (Discussion paper;2/2013, Working paper, 2013-01)Since the late 1970s, the price indices underlying the poverty lines in India have been updated using aggregate indices. Widespread criticism of these indices led to the adoption of a new o cial methodology in 2011 based ... -
Rags and Riches: Relative Prices, Non-Homothetic Preferences, and Inequality in India
Almås, Ingvild; Kjelsrud, Anders Grøn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)It is well known that consumption patterns change with income. Relative price changes would therefore affect rich and poor consumers differently. Yet, the standard price indices are not income-specific, and hence, they ...