Most of those Russian adults who feel that they are poor are not classified as such in the poverty statistics, and most …

into a market-oriented economy. This paper offers a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia … findings show rising income levels and decreasing inequality, with the latter being mostly caused by pro-poor growth rather …, leading to less long-term inequality than short-term inequality. The analysis also finds that switching from a part-time job …

-oriented economy. We offer a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia, using multiple rounds of the Russian … inequality, with the latter being mostly caused by pro-poor growth rather than redistribution. The poorest tercile experienced a … growth rate that was more than 10 times that of the richest tercile, leading to less long-term inequality than short …

mean consumption and the incidence of poverty across each of 260 districts. Counterfactual analyses indicate geographically … diverse impacts years after the crisis. Proportionate impacts on the poverty rate were greater in initially better off and … 2002 would not have been so without the 1998 crisis. This paper - a product of the Poverty Team, Development Research Group …