Consumption Inequality
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In this essay, we discuss the importance of consumption inequality in the debate concerning the measurement of disparities in economic well-being. We summarize the advantages and disadvantages of using consumption as opposed to income for measuring trends in economic well-being. We critically evaluate the available evidence on these trends, and in particular discuss how the literature has evolved in its assessment of whether consumption inequality has grown as much as or less than income inequality. We provide some novel evidence on three relatively unexplored themes: inequality in different spending components, inequality in leisure time, and intergenerational consumption mobility
Demographic economics · Economic inequality · Economics · Income inequality metrics · Inequality · Public economics · Social science · Sociology · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 48, No. 1
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |