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. Income and consumption inequality actually declined in 1990-92 and rose only moderately above pre-transition levels by 1997. However, inequality in labor earnings increased mark...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prasad, Eswar
Other Authors: Keane, Michael
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/117
Online Access:Full text available on IMF