The Emerging Aversion to Inequality. Evidence from Poland 1992-2005

Irena Grosfeld and Claudia Senik ()

No 805, CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb) from CEPREMAP

Abstract: This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and economic transformation and rapid economic growth. We focus on the Polish experience of transition and explore self-declared attitudes of the citizens. Using monthly representative surveys of the population, realized by the Polish poll institute (CBOS) from 1992 to 2005, we identify a structural break in the relation between income inequality and subjective evaluation of well-being. The downturn in the tolerance for inequality (1997) coincides with the increasing distrust of political elites.

Keywords: Inequality; Subjective satisfaction; Breakpoint; Transition; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 D31 I30 P20 P26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2008-07
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Working Paper: The Emerging Aversion to Inequality: Evidence from Poland 1992–2005 (2008)
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