In the present study income inequality in Poland is evaluated using corrected income data to provide more reliable estimates. According to most empirical studies based on household surveys and considering the European standards, the recent income inequality in Poland is moderate and decreased...

In this research, poverty in the Vysehrad Group countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic) is compared. Equivalent income is adopted as an individual welfare measure. Poverty indices are calculated using both absolute and relative poverty lines. Comparability across...

In the present study income inequality in Poland is evaluated using corrected income data to provide more reliable estimates. According to most empirical studies based on household surveys and considering the European standards, the recent income inequality in Poland is moderate and decreased...

Properties of three types of equivalence scales obtained through the matching estimation are compared. They are derived by estimating the effect that demographic variables have on the household expenditures. The households are matched on common values of well-being covariates. Together with the...

The study examines distribution and impact of the transfers directed by definition to thelow income population (hereafter: the social assistance). During the period observedboth the volume and the number of recipients increased considerably. Those benefits appeared to be fairly effective as a...

Properties of three types of equivalence scales obtained through the matching estimations are compared. The scales are derived by estimating the effect that demographic variables have on the houshold expenditures. The types estimated include: i/ matching on common values of well-being covariates...