Hassine, Nadia BelhajZeufack, Albert G.2015-06-022015-06-022015-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21992The paper investigates the structure and dynamics of consumption inequality and inequality of opportunity in Tanzania. The analysis covers the period 2001 to 2012. It reveals moderate and declining levels of consumption inequality at the national level, but increasing inequalities between geographic regions. Spatial inequalities are mainly driven by the disparities of households’ characteristics and endowments across geographic locations. An important part of these endowments results from intergenerational transmission of parental background. Father’s education appears as the most important background variable affecting consumption and income in Tanzania. Without appropriate policy actions, there are few chances for the next generations to spring out of the poverty and inequality lived by their parents, engendering risks of poverty and inequality traps in the country.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOHOUSEHOLD INCOMESPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONRISKSHOUSEHOLD SIZECONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESINCOME SHAREIMPACT ON POVERTYRURAL INEQUALITYECONOMIC GROWTHGROUP INEQUALITIESINCOME VARIABLESCAPITAL ACCUMULATIONPUBLIC ECONOMICSILLITERACYCUMULATIVE POPULATIONINCOMEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESREGIONAL LEVELINEQUALITY INDEXCOUNTERFACTUALECONOMIC REVIEWDEVELOPING COUNTRIESMEAN LOG DEVIATIONEGALITARIAN DISTRIBUTIONPOLICY DISCUSSIONSAVERAGE INEQUALITYRURAL POORMEASURESRURAL SECTORSRURAL COMMUNITYDEVELOPED COUNTRIESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOLICY MEASURESRURAL DWELLERSEARNINGS INEQUALITYLABOR MARKETINEQUALITY LEVELSDISADVANTAGED AREASPER CAPITA INCOMERURAL HOUSEHOLDSDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENPRODUCTIVE POTENTIALHOUSEHOLD HEADPOOR HOUSEHOLDRURAL INCOMEDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICSECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONINEQUALITY MEASURESINCOME INEQUALITYRELATIVE IMPORTANCETRANSFERSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEMEASUREMENT ERRORPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSQUANTILE REGRESSIONSEMPIRICAL MODELPRODUCTPOOR GROWTHHOUSEHOLD MEMBERSINCOME DISPARITIESHOUSEHOLD HEADSECONOMIC RESEARCHEXTERNAL FACTORSRURAL GAPINCOME DATADECOMPOSITION RESULTSCONSUMPTIONHUMAN CAPITALREDUCING POVERTYRURAL COUNTERPARTSINEQUALITY ESTIMATESECONOMIC PERFORMANCEPOPULATION SHAREGROWTH PROSPECTSRURAL LEVELRURAL FAMILYMACROECONOMICSREGRESSION RESULTSGROWING ECONOMYABSOLUTE POVERTYEMPLOYMENT STATUSINCOMESINEQUALITY COUNTRIESRURALPRIVATE SECTORINCREASING INEQUALITIESMIDDLE CLASSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETECONOMIC THEORYRURAL MARKETSMEAN CONSUMPTIONPOLICY PERSPECTIVEIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKSINEQUALITY MEASUREPOPULATION COMPOSITIONHUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTSECONOMIC INEQUALITYDATA SETSTARGETINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTHIGH INEQUALITYINTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITYDRINKING WATEREXTREME POVERTYIRRIGATIONINCOME SHARESACCESS TO SERVICESRURAL AREASPOVERTYGINI COEFFICIENTHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONEXTERNAL SHOCKSPOPULATION SUB-GROUPSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREPOLICY RESEARCHPOVERTY RATEPOORPRIMARY EDUCATIONMEASURING INEQUALITYLINEAR REGRESSIONRURAL WELFAREHIGH-INEQUALITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIESGROWTH PROCESSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONINEQUALITYSECTOR EMPLOYEESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7260