Table 6 Decomposition of changes in inequality measures from 2004/05 to 2011/12
From: Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India: 2004–2012
With college and beyond as omitted (all else the same) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
90-10 | 50-10 | 90-50 | Gini | |
Value in 2004/05 | 1.857*** | 0.880*** | 0.977*** | 0.461*** |
(0.021) | (0.019) | (0.011) | (0.002) | |
Value in 2011/12 | 1.576*** | 0.791*** | 0.784*** | 0.396*** |
(0.017) | (0.011) | (0.015) | (0.003) | |
Total change | −0.282*** | −0.089*** | −0.192*** | −0.066*** |
(0.026) | (0.021) | (0.018) | (0.004) | |
Aggregate decomposition of total change | ||||
Structure effect | −0.322*** | −0.094*** | −0.228*** | −0.072*** |
(0.027) | (0.024) | (0.018) | (0.003) | |
Composition effect | 0.041** | 0.005 | 0.036*** | 0.007*** |
(0.016) | (0.009) | (0.014) | (0.003) | |
Detailed decomposition of the composition effect | ||||
Education | 0.041*** | 0.002 | 0.039*** | 0.011*** |
(0.008) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.001) | |
Industry | −0.018** | 0.002 | −0.020*** | −0.009*** |
(0.008) | (0.005) | (0.008) | (0.001) | |
Experience | 0.017*** | 0.000 | 0.017*** | 0.005*** |
(0.004) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |
Male | −0.014*** | −0.012*** | −0.002 | −0.004*** |
(0.003) | (0.003) | (0.002) | (0.001) | |
Occupation | 0.012*** | 0.002** | 0.010*** | 0.003*** |
(0.004) | (0.001) | (0.004) | (0.001) | |
States | 0.001 | 0.009*** | −0.009 | 0.002** |
(0.015) | (0.002) | (0.014) | (0.001) | |
Married | 0.002* | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
Caste | −0.002 | −0.001 | −0.001 | −0.001*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
Muslim | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
Detailed decomposition of the structure effect | ||||
Education | 0.497*** | 0.086 | 0.411** | 0.098*** |
(0.192) | (0.055) | (0.185) | (0.035) | |
Industry | −0.006 | −0.061*** | 0.055** | 0.009* |
(0.028) | (0.017) | (0.024) | (0.005) | |
Experience | −0.313 | −0.185 | −0.128 | 0.025 |
(0.223) | (0.173) | (0.156) | (0.033) | |
Male | 0.084 | −0.051 | 0.135*** | 0.005 |
(0.053) | (0.050) | (0.028) | (0.006) | |
Occupation | −0.088*** | 0.008 | −0.096*** | −0.012*** |
(0.028) | (0.023) | (0.026) | (0.004) | |
States | −0.01 | 0.085 | −0.094** | 0.014 |
(0.069) | (0.052) | (0.048) | (0.013) | |
Married | −0.103** | 0.013 | −0.116*** | −0.009 |
(0.043) | (0.032) | (0.032) | (0.006) | |
Caste | 0.064 | 0.012 | 0.052 | 0.005 |
(0.056) | (0.030) | (0.047) | (0.011) | |
Muslim | 0.013 | 0.004 | 0.010 | 0.000 |
(0.01) | (0.005) | (0.011) | (0.001) | |
Constant | −0.461 | −0.004 | −0.456* | −0.208*** |
(0.307) | (0.206) | (0.235) | (0.052) | |