Ranjan Ray is a Professor of economics at Monash University, Australia. Prior to this, he was Lecturer in Econometrics (1979-89) at the University of Manchester, UK, Professor of Public Economics (1989-95) at the Delhi School of Economics and the Professor and Head of the Department of Economics (1995-2008) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has also held visiting positions at the University of British Columbia, Canada, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and Cornell University, USA. He has taught and researched in a wide range of areas. His papers have a shared focus on methodological advancement, empirical investigation and welfare based policy application.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Alternative Approaches to Measurement of Price Movements.- Chapter 3 Welfare Applications of Concepts Used in Price Measurement.- Chapter 4 Selected Empirical Studies on Prices and their Welfare Applications.- Chapter 5 Calculation of National and Subnational PPPs.- Chapter 6 Using PPPs in Calculation of Global and Regional Poverty Rates.- Chapter 7 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement- Methodology and Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 8 Dynamic Extensions of Multidimensional Poverty Measure with Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 9 Selected Service Delivery Schemes in India.- Chapter 10 Summary and Conclusion.

“Overall, this book should constitute essential reading for both graduate students and established researchers interested in the empirical analysis … . the book provides an excellent methodological illustration … . Micro-theorists stand to learn much from the book … . Conversely, applied researchers can profitably use the book to brush up … . Additionally, the book should be of great use to economists and public policy researchers interested in current debates on poverty, deprivation and inequality in India.” (Indraneel Dasgupta, Economic Record, Vol. 95 (311), December, 2019)

Ranjan Ray is a Professor of economics at Monash University, Australia. Prior to this, he was Lecturer in Econometrics (1979-89) at the University of Manchester, UK, Professor of Public Economics (1989-95) at the Delhi School of Economics and the Professor and Head of the Department of Economics (1995-2008) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has also held visiting positions at the University of British Columbia, Canada, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and Cornell University, USA. He has taught and researched in a wide range of areas. His papers have a shared focus on methodological advancement, empirical investigation and welfare based policy application.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Alternative Approaches to Measurement of Price Movements.- Chapter 3 Welfare Applications of Concepts Used in Price Measurement.- Chapter 4 Selected Empirical Studies on Prices and their Welfare Applications.- Chapter 5 Calculation of National and Subnational PPPs.- Chapter 6 Using PPPs in Calculation of Global and Regional Poverty Rates.- Chapter 7 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement- Methodology and Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 8 Dynamic Extensions of Multidimensional Poverty Measure with Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 9 Selected Service Delivery Schemes in India.- Chapter 10 Summary and Conclusion.

“Overall, this book should constitute essential reading for both graduate students and established researchers interested in the empirical analysis … . the book provides an excellent methodological illustration … . Micro-theorists stand to learn much from the book … . Conversely, applied researchers can profitably use the book to brush up … . Additionally, the book should be of great use to economists and public policy researchers interested in current debates on poverty, deprivation and inequality in India.” (Indraneel Dasgupta, Economic Record, Vol. 95 (311), December, 2019)

Ranjan Ray is a Professor of economics at Monash University, Australia. Prior to this, he was Lecturer in Econometrics (1979-89) at the University of Manchester, UK, Professor of Public Economics (1989-95) at the Delhi School of Economics and the Professor and Head of the Department of Economics (1995-2008) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has also held visiting positions at the University of British Columbia, Canada, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and Cornell University, USA. He has taught and researched in a wide range of areas. His papers have a shared focus on methodological advancement, empirical investigation and welfare based policy application.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Alternative Approaches to Measurement of Price Movements.- Chapter 3 Welfare Applications of Concepts Used in Price Measurement.- Chapter 4 Selected Empirical Studies on Prices and their Welfare Applications.- Chapter 5 Calculation of National and Subnational PPPs.- Chapter 6 Using PPPs in Calculation of Global and Regional Poverty Rates.- Chapter 7 Multidimensional Poverty Measurement- Methodology and Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 8 Dynamic Extensions of Multidimensional Poverty Measure with Selected Empirical Applications.- Chapter 9 Selected Service Delivery Schemes in India.- Chapter 10 Summary and Conclusion.

“Overall, this book should constitute essential reading for both graduate students and established researchers interested in the empirical analysis … . the book provides an excellent methodological illustration … . Micro-theorists stand to learn much from the book … . Conversely, applied researchers can profitably use the book to brush up … . Additionally, the book should be of great use to economists and public policy researchers interested in current debates on poverty, deprivation and inequality in India.” (Indraneel Dasgupta, Economic Record, Vol. 95 (311), December, 2019)