April 2000 - In Latvia, only 1.5 percent of households receive social assistance, which for those households represents 20 percent of income. The allocation of social assistance is unequal. Urban households outside the capital (Riga) and those headed by male adults are systematically...

In Latvia, only 1.5 percent of households receive social assistance, which for those households represents 20 percent of income. The allocation of social assistance is unequal. Urban households outside the capital (Riga) and those headed by male adults are systematically discriminated against....

Economic transition in Russia was accompanied by a precipitous decline in real income for most of the population. How was people's perception of a minimum income level needed to survive affected by such a rapid decline in their incomes? Based on individual-level data collected from repeated...