Abstract:
This paper shows that inequality in consumption expenditure in
Pakistan improved slightly between 1992/93 and 2004/05, and that the extent of
inequality in food consumption has remained substantially lower than in nonfood
consumption. An important result is that household expenditure on education
has been more unequally distributed than overall consumption expenditures. In
contrast, healthcare expenditure in urban areas has been distributed relatively
more evenly in recent years, while the level of inequality in healthcare
expenditures in rural areas has remained persistent and somewhat higher
