This study discusses whether Russiafs economic growth following the 1998 financial crisis is pro-poor. Using Russiafs regional data pertaining to 1995-2002, we estimate the elasticity of poverty to real per capita GRP (gross regional product). The analysis reveals that the elasticity of poverty...

This paper analyzes poverty dynamics (flows into and out of poverty) in rural and urban areas in Russia during the 1990s, using the panel data of the RLMS and the aggregated data of the official household surveys. The study identifies the differences among the rural and urban poor. The results...

This study estimates the equivalence scales for measuring poverty in transitional Russia using the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey data of 1994 and 2002, i.e. before and after the 1998 economic crisis. To examine the robustness and plausibility of the two estimates, we compared the...

The paper analyses determinants of poverty dynamics in urban and rural areas in transitional Russia, using micro data of the RLMS (1994-2000). It aims to identify the differences between characteristics of poverty dynamics in urban and rural areas during the period. The results of the analysis...

This paper compares rural and urban poverty dynamics in transitional Russia using micro data of the RLMS and discusses their differences. The analysis focuses on relationships between poverty dynamics and labor force status. Rural poverty results from the working poor, hidden unemployment out of...

This paper discusses the socio-economic surveys which are useful for analyzing the Russian poverty issues. In general, useful surveys for the poverty analysis on Russia are as follows: the family budget surveys and labour force surveys which are conducted by Goskomstat, and the RLMS (the Russia...