چکیده: (8915 مشاهده)
Objective: Income inequality affects consumption structure via changes in the
composition of expenditure basket. Shocks, fluctuations, disparities, and
dispersions of income inequality, is expected to be transmitted to consumption
expenditures. These shocks might induce inequalities in consumption
expenditures. This paper tries to measure the amount of such consumption
expenditures inequalities that are derived from income inequality.
Method: To measure the consumption expenditures inequality and income
inequality, the variance of logs is employed. For this purpose, Iranian urban
households’ data of the period of 1982 to 2007 is used. To analyze relations
between variables, panel data methodology is applied.
Findings: All fluctuations of income distribution do not translate in consumption
expenditure distribution.
Conclusion: The distribution of households’ consumption expenditure in
comparison to the distribution of income is less subjected to fluctuations and
variations.
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رفاه اجتماعی دریافت: 1390/6/27 | انتشار: 1390/1/26