TY - JOUR
T1 - Discovering sources of inequality in transition economies: a case study of rural Vietnam
AU - Molini, V.
AU - Wan, G.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Applying the recently developed inequality accounting framework, we quantify contributions of fundamental variables to consumption inequality in rural Vietnam. It is found that major determinants of the inequality include location, education, infrastructures. From 1993 to 1998, the contributions of education, physical capital, labour and community infrastructure to total inequality increased while those of land and credit access declined. Ethnicity is found to play a decreasing role in composing total inequality. Policy implications are discussed. © The Author(s) 2008.
AB - Applying the recently developed inequality accounting framework, we quantify contributions of fundamental variables to consumption inequality in rural Vietnam. It is found that major determinants of the inequality include location, education, infrastructures. From 1993 to 1998, the contributions of education, physical capital, labour and community infrastructure to total inequality increased while those of land and credit access declined. Ethnicity is found to play a decreasing role in composing total inequality. Policy implications are discussed. © The Author(s) 2008.
U2 - 10.1007/s10644-008-9042-8
DO - 10.1007/s10644-008-9042-8
M3 - Article
SN - 1573-9414
VL - 41
SP - 75
EP - 96
JO - Economic Change and Restructuring
JF - Economic Change and Restructuring
ER -
