Between communism and capitalism: long-term inequality in Poland, 1892-2015

Bukowski, Paweł; Novokmet, Filip

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dc.contributor.author	Bukowski, Paweł	de
dc.contributor.author	Novokmet, Filip	de
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-27T13:54:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-27T13:54:32Z
dc.date.issued	2021	de
dc.identifier.issn	1573-7020	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/81484
dc.description.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) 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.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.other	Income inequality; European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)	de
dc.title	Between communism and capitalism: long-term inequality in Poland, 1892-2015	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Journal of Economic Growth
dc.source.volume	26	de
dc.publisher.country	USA	de
dc.source.issue	2	de
dc.subject.classoz	Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories	en
dc.subject.thesoz	transformation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	post-socialist country	en
dc.subject.thesoz	capitalism	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Polen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Kapitalismus	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Transformation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Einkommensunterschied	de
dc.subject.thesoz	difference in income	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Poland	en
dc.subject.thesoz	communism	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kommunismus	de
dc.subject.thesoz	social inequality	en
dc.subject.thesoz	postsozialistisches Land	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Ungleichheit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	soziale Ungleichheit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	inequality	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81484-7
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.source.pageinfo	187-239	de
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-021-09190-1	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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