We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … sector with a compressed wage distribution, to a private sector with much higher wage inequality, accounts for the bulk of … increased earnings inequality during transition. However, our decomposition of the sources of the increase in inequality …

This paper documents that inequality in labor earnings increased substantially during the economic transition in Poland …. One surprising result is that earnings inequality increased markedly in both the private and public sectors, indicating … increased sharply, while experience premia declined. Increases in within-group inequality account for about 60 percent of the …

We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … sector with a compressed wage distribution, to a private sector with much higher wage inequality, accounts for the bulk of … increased earnings inequality during transition. However, our decomposition of the sources of the increase in inequality …

This paper documents that inequality in labor earnings increased substantially during the economic transition in Poland …. One surprising result is that earnings inequality increased markedly in both the private and public sectors, indicating … increased sharply, while experience premia declined. Increases in within-group inequality account for about 60 percent of the …