Using 2011-12 consumption micro-data, we find that nearly one-third of the variation in living standards India can be explained by location alone. Consumption levels and locational inequality are positively related. In effect, from an individual’s perspective, higher richer, but more unequal, locations India. The central factor behind these findings is large difference average between rural urb...

Agricultural biotechnology may help to sustainably intensify food production, but negative public opinion hinders the deployment of genetically modified crops and livestock. Previous research shows consumer attitudes in Europe North America be primarily driven by limited trust religiosity, elsewhere remains underexplored. Here, analyzing individual across 142 countries with conventional statist...