We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … increased earnings inequality during transition. However, our decomposition of the sources of the increase in inequality …

The transition to market-based economic systems in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet … employment. This paper uses a simple model of economic development and structural change with technology spillovers to benchmark … structural change in the transition economies and simulate the path of adjustment from central planning. We then analyse data …

We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … increased earnings inequality during transition. However, our decomposition of the sources of the increase in inequality …

The overall gender wage gap fell from .31 to .15 between 1986 and 2003 following the transition to a free market in … Hungary. During the same time period, firms faced increased competition from both new domestic and foreign firms due to the …

The paper examines the evolution of income per capita for a sample of high-income transition countries in the period … human capital accumulation and total fertility rate. Our evidence suggests that high-income transition countries experienced …

differential level of development across countries over time. To that end, it attempts to construct a Development Quality Index … disease burden, etc. It demonstrates that relative influence of institutions varies across stages of development. …

development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the … impact of institutions on development. The preliminary cross-country findings show that (i) institutional quality positively … and significantly increases development quality; and (ii) results remain 'robust' for different model specifications and …