Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006 Using data from five waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we find evidence of significant urban-rural expenditure inequality. Urban-rural inequality in Vietnam increased dramatically from 1993 to 1998, and peaked in 2002 before reducing slightly in 2004, and significantly in 2006. The urban-rural gap also monoton...

Using new biomarker data from the 2010 pilot round of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), we investigate education, gender, and state-level disparities in health. We find that hemoglobin level, a marker for anemia, is lower for respondents with no schooling (0.7g/dL less in the adjusted model) compared to those with some formal education and is also lower for females than for males (2...

Using annual household surveys from 2004 to 2019, we examine the existence of a gender labor income gap among older persons in Peru. Two models are estimated: Model 1 uses basic set demographic, socioeconomic, and personal characteristics as regressors (also called endowments); 2 plus additional characteristics. The Misner‐type relationship holds with positive returns for education experience, ...

Food insecurity remains a vital concern in Kenya. Vulnerable members of the population, such as children, elderly, marginalised ethnic minorities, and low-income households, are disproportionately affected by food insecurity. Following pioneering work Sen, which examined exposure to at household level using his “entitlement approach”, this paper estimates households’ vulnerability In turn, outc...

A continuous rise in income inequality is a highly debated theme as many changes the structure of distribution have happened Pakistan. This study explores during 1998-2018 The has used PIHS 1998-99 Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement survey data for 2007-08, 2018-19, collected administrated by Bureau Statistics (PBS). Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methodology estimation. findings sho...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that contribute number reported coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths among low-income and high-income countries, sources differences between these two groups countries. Design/methodology/approach Multiple linear regression models evaluate socio-economic determine COVID-19 in Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition used examine groups. Findings Low-i...

Understanding how growth factors contribute to explaining the large differences in rates across countries remains an important research agenda. The common approach exploring this issue is based on use of multiple linear regression analyses. This work contributes literature by applying a new perspective variance decomposition procedures: Shapley–Owen–Shorrocks and Oaxaca–Blinder. These methodolo...