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Between communism and capitalism: long-term inequality in Poland, 1892-2015
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Abstract We construct the first consistent series on the long-term distribution of income in Poland by combining tax, household survey and national accounts data. We document a U-shaped evolution of inequalities from the end of the nineteenth century until today: (1) inequality was high before WWII; (2) abru... mehr
We construct the first consistent series on the long-term distribution of income in Poland by combining tax, household survey and national accounts data. We document a U-shaped evolution of inequalities from the end of the nineteenth century until today: (1) inequality was high before WWII; (2) abruptly fell after the introduction of communism in 1947 and stagnated at low levels during the whole communist period; (3) experienced a sharp rise with the return to capitalism in 1989. We find that official survey-based measures strongly under-estimate the rise in inequality since 1989. Our results highlight the prominent role of capital income in driving the U-shaped evolution of top income shares. The unique inequality history of Poland speaks to the central role of institutions and policies in shaping inequality in the long run.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Polen; Kapitalismus; Transformation; Einkommensunterschied; Kommunismus; postsozialistisches Land; Ungleichheit; soziale Ungleichheit
Klassifikation
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Income inequality; European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 187-239
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Economic Growth, 26 (2021) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-021-09190-1
ISSN
1573-7020
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)