Sasin, Martin J.Paci, PierellaVerbeek, Jos2013-08-012013-08-012004-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14723The authors attempt to analyze the linkages between macroeconomic policies and economic growth variables, their movement over time, and their impact on poverty in the case of Poland. Poland, a middle-income country, is of particular interest because its data sources allow for a relatively detailed analysis of such developments, and the macroeconomic environment and the economic growth variables show a relatively sizable degree of variance. In addition, Poland has struggled in the past few years to reduce poverty while still experiencing positive economic growth. The authors show that in Poland, poverty-reducing growth depends heavily on the ability of the economy to generate jobs. During the early years of transition, net job growth was positive, while after the Russian crisis of 1998, productivity gains were accomplished mostly through labor shedding, henceforth, increasing poverty in Poland. In addition, the authors identify how fiscal and social protection policies affect income distribution and poverty in Poland.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOBANKRUPTCYBASKET OF GOODSBUDGET CONSTRAINTSCONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTSCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURESCONSUMPTION LEVELSCPIDEBTDISPOSABLE INCOMEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIC SYSTEMSELASTICITYELASTICITY OF POVERTYEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURESEXPORT GROWTHFREE ELECTIONSGDPGINI COEFFICIENTGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESHBSHBS DATAHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEYHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHUMAN CAPITALIMPORT BARRIERSINCOMEINCOME COMPOSITIONINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME EFFECTINCOME INEQUALITYINCOME SOURCESINFLATIONINSURANCEINTEREST RATESLABOR FORCELABOR INCOMELICLORENZ CURVEM1M2M3MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMONETARY POLICYMPCNATIONAL ACCOUNTSOLD AGEPAYROLL TAXESPENSION INCOMEPENSIONSPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPERFECT TARGETINGPOORPOVERTY HEADCOUNTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE INDEXESPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPUBLIC GOODSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL TRANSFERSSUBSTITUTION EFFECTTARGETINGTAX EXPENDITURESUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEWARWELL-BEINGWELLBEINGWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-3467