We analyse income and expenditure distribution in China in a comparative perspective with India. These countries … represent extreme cases in the relationship of inequality to both wellbeing indicators. Income is more highly concentrated than … expenditure is more unequally distributed than income in urban areas. China has a much stronger correlation in individual ranks …

standard economic indicators of income/consumption and wealth, the paper briefly reviews distributions of selected non …

differences between party members and others. Results suggest that party membership has a moderate positive effect on income, on … the order of seven per cent, and a large positive effect on subjective well-being, even after controlling for income … credit and to boost income from farm and non-farm enterprises. There are strong gender effects: men are several times more …

important welfare consequences: variable consumption, low resilience to shocks, and foregone profitable investments. We lay out … five sets of constraints that may hinder the adoption and effective usage of savings products and services by the poor …

This paper examines the national savings behaviour in the process of economic growth through a comparative analysis of … considerable differences in the savings behaviour among countries and over time within individual countries, notwithstanding the … 'model saver' image based on the average savings rate. The empirical analysis distinguishes between private and government …

, we first estimate the effect of temperature on household borrowing and savings using Vietnamese longitudinal data that … associated with a 6.3 per cent decrease in household savings and a 1.4 per cent increase in household borrowing. In the case of … household savings, we find that the effects of temperature shocks are more pronounced on informal savings than formal savings …

provides elderly assistance and is a source of savings for long-term investment. The pension systems in SSA, however, are … characterized by low coverage and participation rates, and they therefore fail to guarantee a basic income to the elderly. The … of income, which limit contributions, and because such schemes do not promote risk-sharing and redistribution. Pension …

Capital markets facilitate capital growth by mobilizing savings and converting them into investments, and they are … therefore a stimulant of economic growth. There is evidence that countries with high savings rates tend to grow faster. Although …

We broadly review the challenges encountered and choices made in the national assessments of consumption poverty using …

consumption against accidents. This suggests that income losses associated with disability shocks, for which the programme does … consumption after severe health shocks, as well as the contribution of public health insurance in the form of social security and … are associated with large declines in non-medical consumption. Social security seems to provide protection against both …