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Uniqueness of Russian Middle Class and its Future
HAYASHI, Hiroaki - In: The Journal of Comparative Economic Studies (JCES) 3 (2007) December, pp. 29-45
This paper clarifies some characteristics of the Russian middle class in terms of its size, composition and sense of values, and examines changes in the middle class, along with recent economic growth. The size of the middle class is quite a bit smaller than in advanced capitalist countries. The...
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Direct Evidence on Income Comparisons and their Welfare Effects
Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper provides unheard direct evidence that comparisons exert a significant effect on subjective well-being. It also evaluates the relative importance of different types of benchmarks. Dynamic comparisons outweigh static ones. Internal benchmarks are more important than external reference...
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On the determinants of changes in wage inequality in Bolivia
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Rios-Avila, Fernando - 2015
In recent years, Bolivia has experienced a series of economic and political transformations that have directly affected the labor markets, particularly the salaried urban sector. Real wages have shown strong increases across the distribution, while also presenting a decrease in inequality. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010505930
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High-pressure, high-paying jobs?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
Work-related stress has reportedly increased over time. Using worker-level survey data, we build a measure of work pressure strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. In line with theories of compensating differentials, work pressure comes with a sizable earnings premium, even within...
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Changes in the structure of earnings during the Polish transition
Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002
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 … substantially, and by similar amounts. This illustrates how even state-owned enterprises in Poland moved towards competitive wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411426
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High-Pressure, High-Paying Jobs?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
Work-related stress has reportedly increased over time. Using worker-level survey data, we build a measure of work pressure strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. In line with theories of compensating differentials, work pressure comes with a sizable earnings premium, even within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470360
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On the determinants of changes in wage inequality in Bolivia
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Rios-Avila, Fernando - 2015
In recent years, Bolivia has experienced a series of economic and political transformations that have directly affected the labor markets, particularly the salaried urban sector. Real wages have shown strong increases across the distribution, while also presenting a decrease in inequality. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513087
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The equality multiplier: How wage setting and welfare spending make similar countries diverge
Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove - 2012
The complementarity between wage setting and welfare spending can explain how almost equally rich countries differ in economic and social equality among their citizens. More wage equality increases the welfare generosity via political competition in elections. A more generous welfare state fuels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282252
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The equality multiplier : how wage setting and welfare spending make similar countries diverge
Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove - 2012
The complementarity between wage setting and welfare spending can explain how almost equally rich countries differ in economic and social equality among their citizens. More wage equality increases the welfare generosity via political competition in elections. A more generous welfare state fuels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536488
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The Equality Multiplier : How Wage Setting and Welfare Spending Make Similar Countries Diverge
Barth, Erling - 2012
The complementarity between wage setting and welfare spending can explain how almost equally rich countries differ in economic and social equality among their citizens. More wage equality increases the welfare generosity via political competition in elections. A more generous welfare state fuels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107205