Dynamics of income inequality and welfare in Latvia in the late 1990s (English)

This paper analyzes the dynamics of poverty and income inequality during the recovery phase of the transition that characterized the Republic of Latvia in the late 1990s. Despite a continued rise in income inequality, empirical evidence suggests an improvement in living standards, owing largely to a significant surge in per capita income growth, particularly in urban areas. In a context of rising income inequality and widening urban-rural income and...

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Fofack,Hippolyte L.;

Monga,Celestin;
Document Date
2004/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3336
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latvia,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Dynamics of income inequality and welfare in Latvia in the late 1990s
Keywords
income inequality

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Fofack,Hippolyte L.; Monga,Celestin.

Dynamics of income inequality and welfare in Latvia in the late 1990s (English). Policy Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3336 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/693661468775810786

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