We study the determinants of changes in the distribution of household expenditures in Myanmar, using a large, nationwide panel household survey data set covering 2005 and 2010, the only panel household survey data currently existing for Myanmar. There was no statistically significant change in mean real consumption expenditures between these years, but the distribution of that consumption across households became significantly less unequal. The sources of this large decline in measured inequality have not been systematically investigated. The paper attempts that investigation by using the above data and applying regression-based inequality decomposition methods developed by Fields and its subsequent extension by Yun.

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不平等的分解变化：来自缅甸的证据

我们使用涵盖 2005 年和 2010 年的大型全国面板家庭调查数据集研究缅甸家庭支出分布变化的决定因素，这是缅甸目前唯一存在的面板家庭调查数据。这些年份之间的平均实际消费支出在统计上没有显着变化，但该消费在家庭之间的分布明显减少了不平等。尚未系统地调查衡量不平等程度大幅下降的原因。本文尝试通过使用上述数据并应用 Fields 开发的基于回归的不等式分解方法及其随后由 Yun 扩展的方法进行调查。