Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia's 2001 flat rate income tax reform on consumption, income, and …

We construct key household and individual economic variables using a panel micro data set from the Russia Longitudinal … activity, and that the official consumer price index may overstate inflation and be prone to quality bias. …

Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia's 2001 flat rate income tax reform on consumption, income, and … income tax ; flat tax ; difference-indifference ; regression discontinuity ; deadweight loss ; transition ; Russia …

We construct key household and individual economic variables using a panel micro data set from the Russia Longitudinal … activity, and that the official consumer price index may overstate inflation and be prone to quality bias. -- Inequality … ; income ; consumption ; transition ; Russia …