The creation of national middle classes and the changes in consumption patterns in many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries suggest reconsidering the way welfare and consequently inequality is typically measured. Using only consumption to measure welfare can lead to an important loss of information regarding the real welfare of the top 10-20 percent of the welfare distribution that is generally referred as 'middle class' in these countries. This paper...
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2020/01/11
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Article de revue
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145808
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2020/02/07
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We Forgot the Middle Class : Inequality Underestimation in a Changing Sub-Saharan Africa
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middle class