To study the effects of the dramatic economic reforms undertaken in India in the early 1990s on inequality, this paper … uses the Theil inequality measure constructed using Indian household expenditure survey data from 1988-2005. Overall … inequality shows some variation over the period, rising between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1994 and 2000, but falling by …

We offer a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of poverty by social groups in India since 1983 and study the impact … of growth and openness on the headcount ratio. We show that at the national level poverty has declined with every …-capita income has a negative and statistically significant effect on poverty levels for the SC, non-Scheduled groups and all groups …

As is widely acknowledged, the incidence of poverty in India has declined steadily over the last several decades. What … is debated, however, is the pace at which poverty has declined and its relationship with India's economic reforms. In … have slowed the progress made in reducing poverty. In this paper, we update our previous econometric analysis on the links …