Inequality, democracy and taxation: lessons from the post-communist transition

Christopher Gerry and Tomasz Mickiewicz

No 74, UCL SSEES Economics and Business working paper series from UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES)

Abstract: Using data for post-communist economies (1989-2002), we examine the determinants of income inequality. We find a strong positive association between equality and tax collection but note that this relationship is significantly stronger under authoritarian regimes than under democracies. We also discover that early macroeconomic stabilisation resulted in lower inequality; we confirm that education fosters equality and find that larger countries are prone to higher levels of inequality.

Keywords: income inequality; democracy; authoritarian regimes; taxes; transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 H21 P26 P35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2007-03
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Published in Europe-Asia Studies , 60 (1) 89 - 111. 10.1080/09668130701760356.

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