Income Distribution and Consumption Deprivation: An Analytical Link

Authors

  • Sushanta K. Mallick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.17810

Abstract

This article conceives poverty in terms of the consumption of essential food, makes use of a new deprivation (or poverty) function, and examines the effects of changes in the mean and the variance of the income distribution on poverty, assuming a log-normal income distribution. The presence of a saturation level of consumption can be treated as a poverty-line threshold as opposed to an exogenous income-based poverty line. Within such a consumption deprivation approach, the article proves analytically that rising mean income reduces poverty while rising variance of income distribution increases poverty.

Published

2008-06-01

How to Cite

Mallick, S. K. (2008). Income Distribution and Consumption Deprivation: An Analytical Link. Journal of Income Distribution®, 17(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.25071/1874-6322.17810

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