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Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya - The Hindu
The paper, co-authored by Arvind Panagariya and Vishal More, also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban areas as well as nationally
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Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya.
The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban areas as well as nationally.
Mr. Panagariya, Columbia University Professor and former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Vishal More of Intelink Advisors, New Delhi have co-authored a detailed paper ‘Poverty and Inequality in India: Before and After COVID-19’.
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The paper will be presented at a forthcoming conference on the Indian Economy at Columbia University organised by the Deepak and Neera Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
The paper analyses poverty and inequality before and after the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) of India.
The main findings of the paper say that poverty levels derived from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) are not comparable to those derived from Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CESs) conducted in 2011-12 and...
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