Autori
Micklewright, John
Atkinson, Anthony B.

Titolo
Economic transformation in eastern Europe and the distribution of income
Periodico
European University Institute of Badia Fiesolana (Fi). Department of Economics - Working papers
Anno: 1991 - Fascicolo: 33 - Pagina iniziale: 3 - Pagina finale: 44

The distributional consequences of the economic transformation taking place in Eastern Europe have received little attention to date. The first section of the paper examines why this might be so; it considers some of the arguments for relegating distributional issues to a minor role and, conversely, counter-arguments why these issues may be of concern. Behind much of this discussion lies a view of the degree of equality in Eastern Europe prior to economic reform and this forms the subject of the remainder of the paper. Section 2 discusses the availability, quality, and meaning of income data collected under the Communist regimes; the comparability of such data with those available in the West is discussed. Section 3 concentrates on documenting the degree of earnings dispersion in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and the USSR and its changes over the post-war period. The situation is compared with that in Britain. The analysis brings out the diversity between Eastern European countries and shows that little weight can be attached to statements about "the" level of earnings dispersion under Communism.



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