A note on the evolution of inequality in Poland, 1992-99

Leon Podkaminer

Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2003, vol. 27, issue 5, 755-768

Abstract: Analyses of household budget surveys, national accounts data on functional income distribution, and data on the dispersion of wages, indicate that income inequality in Poland, after falling over the 1993-96 period, rose significantly from 1997 onwards. Farmers and the unemployed were the main losers. The overall position of wage-earners improved, although wage inequality increased sharply in the second half of the 1990s. Employers and the self-employed fared quite well. This coincided with fiscal policy changes which substantially slowed down progression in income taxes. Over the 1993--96 period growth was high and balanced. Subsequently, growth slowed down, giving rise to serious fiscal and external deficits. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2003
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