This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited …

income and wealth from both coresident and non co-resident family members. …

discussion with some thoughts on the way forward. [Speech at the Conference of Indian Association for Research in National Income … and Wealth (IARNIW)]. …

The study attempts to examine the impact of remittances on macroeconomic activities (private consumption and investment …) and its implications on economic growth in India for the period from 1966-67 to 2003-04. Estimating a general consumption … model, the results indicate that remittances along with debt, money supply (net of bank demand deposits) and income …

a market for cloning arises if a large enough fraction of the clone’s income can be appropriated by its model. Only … people with the highest ability are cloned, while people at the bottom of the distribution of income specialize in surrogacy …. In the short run, cloning reduces inequality. In the long run, it creates a perfectly egalitarian society where all …

Boosting women’s relative control of income and other economic resources has so many consequences that positively …

the income of farm families, not only to meet their consumption requirements but also to enhance their capacity to invest …

sets from Household Income Surverys of 1988 and 1995, the author examines poverty distribution among various localities and …