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Inequality, Neighbourhoods and Variation in Prices

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  • Namrata Gulati
  • Abhimanyu Dadu

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In this study we examine the link between of income distribution and wholesale price of wheat using panel data. We have weekly time series data on prices for wheat for 3 districts in Uttar-Pradesh in India obtained from the Department of Economics and Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (DES-MOA, GOI) for the period 2006-2011. Gini coefficient is calculated on the basis of consumption expenditure collected by National Sample Survey Organisation of India. We find that there is inverted-U shape relation between inequality and level of price for wheat: if we compare a cross-section of societies over the period of time, then price of food grain initially increases with increase in inequality but after a point it starts declining. WP-2014-001

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  • Namrata Gulati & Abhimanyu Dadu, 2016. "Inequality, Neighbourhoods and Variation in Prices," Working Papers id:10664, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:10664
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