It is commonly assumed that the cost of living is much higher in cities than in the country because housing rents are higher in urban areas and food staples cost more. This assumption has important implications for sectoral comparisons of welfare levels and distributions. The authors suspect that comparisons of housing rent and food prices overstate the cost-of-living differential. For one thing, the quality of dwelling stock is better on the whole...
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1989/12/31
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS341
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2010/07/01
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Cost of living differences between urban and rural areas in Indonesia
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Housing