Measuring poverty dynamics and inequality in transition economies: disentangling real events from noisy data

Estimates of income inequality and the dynamics of poverty are highly sensitive to measurement error and transitory shocks in micro-level data. The apparent high levels of economic mobility in Poland and Russia are driven largely by transitory shocks and noisy data. There is a real risk of an entren...

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Main Author: Luttmer, Erzo F. P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit 2001
Series:Policy research working paper 2549 reprint
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Estimates of income inequality and the dynamics of poverty are highly sensitive to measurement error and transitory shocks in micro-level data. The apparent high levels of economic mobility in Poland and Russia are driven largely by transitory shocks and noisy data. There is a real risk of an entrenched underclass emerging in these transition economies
Item Description:"May 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-32). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 18, 2002
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2001]
Weitere Ausgabe: Luttmer, Erzo F. P: Measuring poverty dynamics and inequality in transition economies
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (42 Seiten)