Re-assessing trickle-down using a multidimensional criteria: the case of India
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Social Indicators Research
Abstract
Trickle-down has been addressed, so far, using income-based measures of inequality and poverty. However concerns over the inequality in access to other dimensions important for quality of life remains. I revisit trickle-down using the Alkire and Foster (J Public Econ 95(7–8), 2011) class of measures to estimate multidimensional poverty in India. Using NSS data estimates are presented for the 16 major states and are compared to income-based measures. Adding dimensions in poverty measurement results in the reversal of several income-based conclusions about poverty across regions. The paper also finds that contrary to income-based findings, Muslims are less poor than Hindus under the multidimensional criteria.
DOI Link
Publication Date
25-1-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Volume
Vol.136
Issue
Iss.2
Recommended Citation
Mitra, Shabana, "Re-assessing trickle-down using a multidimensional criteria: the case of India" (2017). Faculty Publications. 566.
https://research.iimb.ac.in/fac_pubs/566
