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Losing to Inflation: Unmasking the Unequal Price Effect of Inflation across Households

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dc.contributor.authorNasir, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorKishwar, Shabana
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Moritz
dc.contributor.authorBarriga-Cabanillas, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-02T15:12:14Z
dc.date.available2025-01-02T15:12:14Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-02
dc.description.abstractStandard measures of inflation, such as changes in the Consumer Price Index, do not account for the different effects of inflation across income groups emerging from variations in consumption patterns and differences in price trends across consumption categories. This could understate the adverse welfare effects of inflation for poor households. For instance, previous episodes of rising food prices suggested that poor households experience higher inflation rates because food constitutes a relatively larger share of their consumption expenditures. In light of recent increases in energy and food prices in Pakistan, this paper estimates decile-wise inflation to explore the heterogeneity of inflation rates across the income distribution. The findings suggest that relatively poorer households experience higher inflation overall. The poorest households, on average, experienced inflation rates that were one percentage point higher than those faced by the wealthiest households. This paper also suggests policy recommendations to mitigate the higher inflation effects on the poor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520212302423816/IDU11528a75f16ce5143de1851c17222d9d8dce2
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11011
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-11011
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42588
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 11011
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectPAKISTAN
dc.titleLosing to Inflationen
dc.title.subtitleUnmasking the Unequal Price Effect of Inflation across Householdsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2024-01-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:56:43.241813Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-12-30T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520212302423816/IDU11528a75f16ce5143de1851c17222d9d8dce2
okr.guid099520212302423816
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-1528a75f-6ce5-43de-851c-7222d9d8dce2
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11011
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34441988
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34441988
okr.identifier.reportWPS11011
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520212302423816/pdf/IDU11528a75f16ce5143de1851c17222d9d8dce2.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Income
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.unitEFI-SAR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ESAPV)
okr.unitEFI-AFR2-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAWPV)
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