Consumption inequality between farm and nonfarm households in Taiwan: a decomposition analysis of differences in distribution
利用台湾全国家庭调查数据，采用无条件分位数回归分解方法，分析农业与非农业家庭消费支出分布差异，发现家庭特征差异（尤其是教育、收入和城市化程度）解释了大部分消费不平等。
Abstract Consumption has been recognized as a more reliable indicator of household well‐being than income. Although a considerable body of literature has examined income inequality between farm and nonfarm households, little is known about inequality in consumption. This research aims to fill this knowledge gap by investigating consumption disparity between farm and nonfarm households. Using a nationally representative household survey from Taiwan, we apply an unconditional quantile regression‐based decomposition method to decompose the differences in the distribution of household expenditure between these farm and nonfarm households. The results indicate that differences in the observed characteristics between these two types of households explain most of the consumption inequality. Moreover, the difference in the education level of the farm operator, household income, and the degree of urbanization are particularly important.