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The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe … part we point at the fact that the rise in income inequality was triggered by the magnitude of transitional output loss and … a reduction of formal employment. Rising wage inequality was at the core of total income dispersion, while government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701856
The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe … part we point at the fact that the rise in income inequality was triggered by the magnitude of transitional output loss and … a reduction of formal employment. Rising wage inequality was at the core of total income dispersion, while government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010768982
The paper analyses economic inequality in Croatia in comparison with other transition economies of Central, East and … of income inequality. The decomposition analysis of the period 2000-2006 shows that, although the concentration of income … from paid employment was rising, overall stability of income inequality was due to a reduction of the more unequally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100091
The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe … part we point at the fact that the rise in income inequality was triggered by the magnitude of transitional output loss and … a reduction of formal employment. Rising wage inequality was at the core of total income dispersion, while government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012311463
The paper analyses economic inequality in Croatia in comparison with other transition economies of Central, East and … of income inequality. The decomposition analysis of the period 2000-2006 shows that, although the concentration of income … from paid employment was rising, overall stability of income inequality was due to a reduction of the more unequally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964274
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The article analyses the issue of economic inequality in the transition economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe … part we point at the fact that the rise in income inequality was triggered by the magnitude of transitional output loss and … a reduction of formal employment. Rising wage inequality was at the core of total income dispersion, while government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014363031
High levels of economic inequality may lead to lower economic growth and can have negative social and political impacts … significantly more than previously suggested. Currently, the average Gini index (a common measure) of inequality in Eastern Europe … is about 3 percentage points higher than in the rest of Europe. This rise in inequality was initially driven by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254550
This paper reviews economic developments in Lithuania during 1993–96. Economic growth resumed in 1994 and gained further momentum in 1995; real GDP increased by an estimated 3 percent in 1995. Growth in 1995 was driven by the industrial sector, while agriculture performed poorly. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825020
This paper summarizes the macroeconomic performance of the transition economies. We first review the initial conditions confronting these economies, the reform strategy that was proposed, and the associated controversies that arose a decade ago. We then account for the widely different outcomes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825770