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Consumption distribution

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Consumption disparity in major cities
Skid row tents
Tents of the homeless on the sidewalk in Skid Row, Los Angeles
a Beverly Hills mansion
An affluent house in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, roughly 12 miles from downtown (above)

In economics, the consumption distribution or consumption inequality is an alternative to the income distribution or wealth distribution for judging economic inequality, comparing levels of consumption or spending rather than income or wealth.[1] This is an important measure of inequality as the basic utility of the wealth or income is the expenditure.[2] People experience the inequality directly in consumption, rather than income or wealth.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "OECD Framework for Statistics on the Distribution of Household Income, Consumption and Wealth". OECD iLibrary. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ Orazio P. Attanasio; Luigi Pistaferri. "Consumption Inequality" (PDF).
  3. ^ "RESEARCH - Consumption Inequality - What's in Your Shopping Basket?". Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.