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Crisis, households’ expenditure and family structure

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  • Antonio Villar

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This paper analyses the changes in the distribution of households’ standards of living, as measured by consumption expenditures, in Spain and its regions during the period 2007-2014.

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  • Antonio Villar, 2015. "Crisis, households’ expenditure and family structure," Working Papers 1522, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
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    Keywords

    households’ consumption; inequality; Palma ratio;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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