steakandpeas

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   by steakandpeas 10y ago

   I think it is worth noting that the graph you provide is based on data from 1998, and only includes data for rural india, since Milanovic's study split rural and urban india into two separate countries (with good statistical reason). B
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   by steakandpeas 10y ago

   The paper you have cited not only uses data from 1998, it also splits India into rural and urban India. The passage in the paper that I can find to support you claim is as follows: "Now, consider mean income of the people belonging to
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   by steakandpeas 10y ago

   I am not so sure about the validity of that graph. Even a quick google search search provides http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calculator.cms which is also from 2011. 8500 dollars (the cutoff for the bottom 5% of the US a