Inequality, transfers and growth: New evidence from the economic transition in Poland
This paper challenges the conventional wisdom that inequality in Poland increased markedly during the economic transition that began in 1989-90. Using micro data from the Household Budget Surveys, we find that, after a brief spike in 1989, income and consumption inequality actually declined to below...
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IZA Institute of Labor Economics
2002
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