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Income fluctuation increases risk and lowers well-being. In this study, we document trends in household income volatility and earnings volatility in India and examine the dynamic interactions between macroeconomic variables and their respective volatilities. We utilize a large database obtained from the CMIE-Consumer Pyramids Household Survey 2014–2022, comprising more than 10 million households. The income volatility has been measured using the standard deviation of the arc-percentage change in income. On analyzing the household and individual member income, we find that male earnings volatility decreased by 11.8% between 2014 and 2022, while female earnings volatility only reduced by 2.6%. The household income volatility also declined by 4.6%. Earnings volatility is higher for the younger population, less educated, and for farmers and entrepreneurs, and lower for the daily wage earners.
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