We forgot the middle class! Inequality underestimation in a changing Sub-Saharan Africa
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Middle class; Inequality; Sub-Saharan Africa; Consumption and income; Combined distribution;All these keywords.
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- C46 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Specific Distributions
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
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