Consumption and Income Inequality in Poland During the Economic Transition
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Summary:
This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that income inequality in Poland increased substantially following the economic transition in 1989–90. The results, based on micro data from the 1985–92 Household Budget Surveys, indicate that overall income inequality increased during the initial stages of the transition but then declined to pre-transition levels. Consumption distributions reveal a similar pattern. However, earnings inequality did increase markedly after the transition and the relative well-being of different socio-economic groups was altered. Absolute poverty levels increased during the transition, but this increase is attributable to declines in mean income and consumption rather than to changes in inequality.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1999/014
Subject:
Consumption Education Income Income distribution Income inequality National accounts
English
Publication Date:
January 1, 1999
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451843101/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0141999
Pages:
49
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