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Reform and Inequality During the Transition : An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005

dc.contributor.authorErsado, Lire
dc.contributor.authorMilanovic, Branko
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-24T15:12:55Z
dc.date.available2012-05-24T15:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.description.abstractUsing for the first time household survey data from 26 post-Communist countries, covering the period 1990-2005, this paper examines correlates of unprecedented increases in inequality registered by most of the economies. The analysis shows, after controlling for country fixed effects and type of survey used, that economic reform is strongly negatively associated with the income share of the bottom decile, and positively with the income shares of the top two deciles. However, breaking economic reform into its component parts, the picture is more nuanced. Large-scale privatization and infrastructure reform (mostly consisting of privatization and higher fees) are responsible for the pro-inequality effect; small-scale privatization tends to raise the income shares of the bottom deciles. Acceleration in growth is also pro-rich. But democratization is strongly pro-poor, as is lower inflation. Somewhat surprisingly, the analysis finds no evidence that greater government spending as share of gross domestic income reduces inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10021497/reform-inequality-during-transition-analysis-using-panel-household-survey-data-1990-2005
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4780
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6348
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4780
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectADVANCED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectANNUAL INFLATION
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE SHARE
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DUMMIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DUMMY
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EFFECTS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY STUDIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC ORDER
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEQUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE SYSTEM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGRADUAL INCREASE
dc.subjectGROWTH ACCELERATION
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHETEROSKEDASTICITY
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHIGH INFLATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DECLINE
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCOME SHARES
dc.subjectINCOME STUDY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASED INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY DATA
dc.subjectINEQUALITY EFFECT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY INDEX
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OBSERVATIONS
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMEAN INCOMES
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMINIMUM LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectOBSERVED INCREASE
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectPARTICULAR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAPID INCREASE
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTION POLICIES
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSECURITIES MARKETS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.titleReform and Inequality During the Transition : An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005en
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10021497/reform-inequality-during-transition-analysis-using-panel-household-survey-data-1990-2005
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid718081468316433114
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4780
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20081113165041
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10021497
okr.identifier.reportWPS4780
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okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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