Informality, Inequality, and ICT in Transition Economies

Factors Influencing Income Inequality in Transition Economies

A sharp rise of income inequality in the transition countries has caused a wide-ranging discussion about the factors affecting inequality. The present paper investigates a number of factors that influence income inequality in the transition countries. The main contribution of the study lies in its different approach to analysing these factors. While previous studies have either mainly focussed ...

Mechanisms of Inequality in Transition Economies

We analyze the causes and mechanisms of inequality in Post-Soviet Union transition economies. First, we show that both economic globalisation – namely, import, export, and foreign direct investment – and institutional factors – namely, privatisation reforms, labour market liberalisation, and product market liberalisation – are strongly associated with within-country rises in inequality. However...

Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy in Transition Economies

What happens to poverty and income inequality during the and Social Policy early period of transition to a

Human Capital , Growth and Inequality in Transition Economies

Wage inequality and informality: evidence fromMexico

Correspondence: [email protected] 1Department of Economics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 2Center for Research and Social Progress, Piacenza, Italy Abstract While several studies have documented the expansion of the informal sector and its detrimental impact on development, few have noted that informality and wage inequality tend to move together. Using Mexico as a case stud...