The inadequacy of housing and its effect on the quality of life go a long way toward explaining many aspects of Russian life, but little data has been available to determine how housing affected the relative well-being of the citizenry. This paper presents comprehensive data examining for the first time the effect that seventy years of a socialist housing allocation scheme had on the distribution of income. It seems clear that housing provided by the government or by employers has a value that can be measured to yield useful inferences about the distribution of income and wealth. This article shows that housing allocation had a progressive effect on the distribution of income in Russia. In addition, when the imputed value of housing is added to household income, the increase in income inequality that occurred in recent years is significantly reduced. The analysis concludes with a discussion of how housing policy could be used to address poverty concerns, an important aspect of the transition process.
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Buckley, Robert M. Gurenko, Eugene N.
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Data do documento
1997/02/01
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No. do relatório
76599
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Nº do volume
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Data de divulgação
2013/04/15
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Disclosed
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Nome do documento
Housing and income distribution in Russia : Zhivago's legacy
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Palavras-chave
Housing;taxation of income from capital;increase in income inequality;real rate of return;high rates of inflation;Profit and Loss Statement;Commonwealth of Independent States;dispersion of the distribution;living space per capita;system of national accounts;operation and maintenance cost;
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