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Dynamics of Income Inequality and Welfare in Latvia in the Late 1990s

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dc.contributor.authorMonga, Celestin
dc.contributor.authorFofack, Hippolyte
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-20T17:57:56Z
dc.date.available2013-06-20T17:57:56Z
dc.date.issued2004-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the dynamics of poverty and income inequality during the recovery phase of the transition that characterized the Republic of Latvia in the late 1990s. Despite a continued rise in income inequality, empirical evidence suggests an improvement in living standards, owing largely to a significant surge in per capita income growth, particularly in urban areas. In a context of rising income inequality and widening urban-rural income and poverty gaps, the benefits of growth were not equally distributed, and poverty persisted in a number of regions (particularly the regions of Latgale and Vitzeme) and among some socioeconomic groups (particularly households deriving their main income from social benefits). In addition to income inequality and asset endowments, poverty appears to be highly correlated with a number of labor market-related variables, particularly unemployment, suggesting that the labor market could be an important transmission channel from growth to poverty. However, though positive, the association between poverty and unemployment is non linear, especially in urban areas, where the labor market and demand are the most important channels of transmission through which growth and macroeconomic development affect household income and living standards.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4843879/dynamics-income-inequality-welfare-latvia-late-1990s
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3336
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14067
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3336
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GROWTH
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectASSETS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGRADUAL INCREASE
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectINCOME DISPARITIES
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMEAN CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectMEDIAN INCOME
dc.subjectNEGATIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectNEGATIVE VALUE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectRAPID INCREASE
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectRISING INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectURBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.titleDynamics of Income Inequality and Welfare in Latvia in the Late 1990sen
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okr.crossref.titleDynamics of Income Inequality and Welfare in Latvia in the Late 1990s
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4843879/dynamics-income-inequality-welfare-latvia-late-1990s
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid693661468775810786
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3336
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20040707133716
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum4843879
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryLatvia
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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