Income inequalities, productive structure and macroeconomic dynamics

Julien Vercueil ()

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Abstract: In this paper we try to assess the impact of recent macroeconomic fluctuations on Russian households income levels. We analyse the Russian trajectory in three different ways. First, we compare the evolution of the « middle class » in Russia with other (B)RIC and western countries, using the wealth-based definition of this group proposed in the Global Wealth Report (Crédit Suisse Research Institute, 2015). Second, we go deeper into the Russian case in order to show how regional disparities regarding incomes distribution can be interpreted, considering the country's recent macroeconomic trajectory. For this purpose, we build a productive typology of the Russian regions and study the link between each type and the level of income inequalities, using the varying structures in sources of household's incomes as a possible explanation of regional variations. We conclude by an assessment of the remaining challenges for incomes policy in Russia.

Keywords: income inequalities; Russia; Regional approach; Productive structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-04-22
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Published in Sustainable Development and Middle Class in Metropolitan Cities of the BRICS Nations, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Apr 2016, Shanghai, China

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