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A note on the evolution of inequality in Poland, 1992-99

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Analyses of household budget surveys, national accounts data on functional income distribution, and data on the dispersion of wages, indicate that income inequality in Poland, after falling over the 1993-96 period, rose significantly from 1997 onwards. Farmers and the unemployed were the main losers. The overall position of wage-earners improved, although wage inequality increased sharply in the second half of the 1990s. Employers and the self-employed fared quite well. This coincided with fiscal policy changes which substantially slowed down progression in income taxes. Over the 1993--96 period growth was high and balanced. Subsequently, growth slowed down, giving rise to serious fiscal and external deficits. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.

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  • Leon Podkaminer, 2003. "A note on the evolution of inequality in Poland, 1992-99," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 27(5), pages 755-768, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cambje:v:27:y:2003:i:5:p:755-768
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    1. Michał Brzeziński & Michał Myck & Mateusz Najsztub, 2019. "Reevaluating distributional consequences of the transition to market economy in Poland: new results from combined household survey and tax return data," Working Papers 2019-18, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
    2. M. Brzeziński & B. Jancewicz & Natalia Letki, 2013. "GINI Country Report: Growing Inequalities and their Impacts in Poland," GINI Country Reports poland, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies.
    3. Aleksandra Parteka, 2012. "Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap Versus Evolving Trade And Labour Market Structures in the EU," Working Papers 1204, Instytut Rozwoju, Institute for Development.
    4. Brzezinski, Michal & Myck, Michał & Najsztub, Mateusz, 2022. "Sharing the gains of transition: Evaluating changes in income inequality and redistribution in Poland using combined survey and tax return data," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).

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