tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165706954654611656.post8328391940393269458..comments2023-10-28T11:34:22.126+01:00Comments on The Daily Salty: Overreaction to hunger in IndiaBhaskar Dasguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721713377182756385noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165706954654611656.post-78729700689227723262010-10-26T05:13:29.342+01:002010-10-26T05:13:29.342+01:00Nice post man. But it has been widely argued that ...Nice post man. But it has been widely argued that the curve is a better representation of a households effective use of income, rather than the actual income distribution. So am not sure if the Gene co-efficient is a reliable measure, especially because India does not have a normal distribution amongst states. Some cities are exceptionally prosperous (bombay,chandigarh,delhi) and some are poor(calcutta?).<br />Hence any statistical measure is a dicey justification for India.Ganesh Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232069172543960813noreply@blogger.com