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In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slow adjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using various means to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods of unpaid leave,...
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In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slow adjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using various means to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods of unpaid leave,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201277
This paper analyses regional data on inequality and poverty in Russia during 1994-2000 using published series from the regionally representative Household Budget Survey. The paper finds that the share of inequality in Russia coming from the between-regions component is large (close to a third of...
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features specific to Russian transition stipulate that poverty indicators (e.g., Foster-Greer-Thorbecke family) be calculated …
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transition. This is an empirical work based on related economic theory. While the stress is put on the exchange rate of the Czech … koruna, the subject is analyzed from a broader perspective of other transition countries as well. …
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This paper aims to test empirically if certain frequently used measures of wellbeing,which are regarded as valuable properties of human life, are actuallydesired by people. In other words, it investigates whether the “expertjudgments” in social science overlap with social consensus on what...
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structures in transition. The mutual benefit of low real interest rates, to both equity and economic development is a major … European integration process allowed most of the transition economies to aim for the best of both worlds equity and economic …
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structures in transition. The mutual benefit of low real interest rates, to both equity and economic development is a major … European integration process allowed most of the transition economies to aim for the best of both worlds equity and economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012311476
We propose a micro-econometric investigation into the relation between subjective life satisfaction and income distribution, using a balanced panel survey of the Russian population (RLMS), running from 1994 to 2000, including 4096 individuals. We show that in the context of the Russian very...
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Income and consumption inequality increased in all transition economies, albeit to very different levels. The existing … inequality comparable to the most advanced and least unequal transition countries of Central Eu- rope. This paper studies the …
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