, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Slovenia) over the period 1987-95. We find that the most important factor driving overall … contrasted with the empirical evidence from annual household income surveys from six transition economies (Bulgaria, Hungary … Latvia and Russia. Pensions, paradoxically, also pushed inequality up in Central Europe, while non-pension social transfers …

average) to 35?38 (above OECD average) in less than 10 years. In some countries, such as Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine, the …-95), Hungary (1987-93), Latvia (1989-96), Poland (1987-95), Russia (1989-94), and Slovenia (1987-95). In all countries, wage …; another remains jobless. The model is contrasted with the actual developments in six transition economies: Bulgaria (over 1989 …