Table 9 Decomposition of changes in inequality measures from 2004/05 to 2011/12
From: Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India: 2004–2012
Using state poverty lines as deflators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
90-10 | 50-10 | 90-50 | Gini | |
Value in 2004/05 | 1.797*** | 0.864*** | 0.933*** | 0.451*** |
(0.015) | (0.010) | (0.012) | (0.002) | |
Value in 2011/12 | 1.515*** | 0.780*** | 0.735*** | 0.387*** |
(0.015) | (0.012) | (0.011) | (0.003) | |
Total change | −0.282*** | −0.084*** | −0.198*** | −0.065*** |
(0.021) | (0.015) | (0.016) | (0.004) | |
Aggregate decomposition of total change | ||||
Structure effect | −0.306*** | −0.082*** | −0.223*** | −0.073*** |
(0.021) | (0.018) | (0.015) | (0.004) | |
Composition effect | 0.024* | −0.001 | 0.025** | 0.009*** |
(0.014) | (0.009) | (0.012) | (0.003) | |
Detailed decomposition of the composition effect | ||||
Education | 0.036*** | 0.003 | 0.033*** | 0.012*** |
(0.007) | (0.004) | (0.006) | (0.001) | |
Industry | −0.018** | 0.002 | −0.020*** | −0.008*** |
(0.007) | (0.004) | (0.007) | (0.001) | |
Experience | 0.014*** | −0.001 | 0.016*** | 0.005*** |
(0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |
Male | −0.021*** | −0.016*** | −0.006*** | −0.004*** |
(0.004) | (0.003) | (0.001) | (0.001) | |
Occupation | 0.009*** | 0.001 | 0.009*** | 0.003*** |
(0.003) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.001) | |
States | 0.002 | 0.009*** | −0.006 | 0.002 |
(0.015) | (0.003) | (0.014) | (0.001) | |
Married | 0.002** | 0.002** | 0.001 | 0.001*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.000) | |
Caste | −0.003* | −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 | −0.166*** | −0.023 | −0.143*** | −0.016*** |
(0.033) | (0.030) | (0.046) | (0.004) | |
Industry | −0.045* | −0.050*** | 0.005 | 0.008* |
(0.027) | (0.016) | (0.023) | (0.004) | |
Experience | −0.411* | −0.175 | −0.236 | 0.021 |
(0.213) | (0.169) | (0.148) | (0.034) | |
Male | −0.047 | −0.115*** | 0.068*** | −0.001 |
(0.044) | (0.042) | (0.026) | (0.006) | |
Occupation | −0.144*** | −0.003 | −0.141*** | −0.012*** |
(0.028) | (0.023) | (0.026) | (0.004) | |
States | −0.164** | −0.146** | −0.018 | 0.013 |
(0.070) | (0.059) | (0.047) | (0.014) | |
Married | −0.121*** | 0.037 | −0.158*** | −0.007 |
(0.043) | (0.032) | (0.031) | (0.006) | |
Caste | 0.063 | 0.014 | 0.049 | 0.002 |
(0.053) | (0.032) | (0.044) | (0.011) | |
Muslim | 0.013 | 0.004 | 0.009 | 0.000 |
(0.009) | (0.005) | (0.011) | (0.002) | |
Constant | 0.716*** | 0.374* | 0.342** | −0.082** |
(0.247) | (0.197) | (0.175) | (0.037) | |