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The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe

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  • Sergei Guriev

    (ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Andrei Rachinsky

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This study discusses the evolution of personal wealth in transition economies. While data availability is still a problem, the available indirect evidence suggests privatization has resulted in an increase in personal wealth but also in personal wealth inequality, especially in the countries that lagged behind in building effective institutions. Another source of wealth inequality is the high income inequality due to wage decompression coupled with the low saving rates among the poor.
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  • Sergei Guriev & Andrei Rachinsky, 2008. "The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03595507, HAL.
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