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| Suhrcke, Marc. |
| Do preferences for income inequality differ systematically between the post-socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Western established market economies? This paper analyses 1999 data from a large international survey to address this question. In particular, we examine whether attitudes to inequality differ between East and West even after the "conventional" determinants of attitudes are controlled for. Results suggest that this is indeed the case. A decade after the breakdown of communism, people in transition countries are indeed significantly more "egalitarian" than those living in the West, in the sense that they are less willing to tolerate existing income inequalities, even after the actual level of income inequality and other... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Inequality; Transition countries; Attitudes; Political Economy; D30; D63; P5. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26369 |
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| Suhrcke, Marc. |
| Alerted by the dramatic mortality increase in Russia after the onset of transition, and inspired by Sen (1997) to interpret mortality as an indicator of economic performance, mortality data is used as the benchmark, by which to judge the success or failure of transition in Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, it is examined whether reforms from a centrally planned to a market system did have a detrimental effect on health during transition, as it has allegedly been the case in Russia. Controlling for other determinants of health such as GDP growth and health provision, the hypothesis that reforms are bad for health cannot be supported. Instead, good reforms do have a beneficial effect, quite independently of GDP growth. In the 23 countries examined... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26142 |
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| Gros, Daniel; Suhrcke, Marc. |
| Most countries commonly classified as "in transition" are still recognisably different from other countries with a similar income per capita in some respects: a larger share of their work force is in industry, they use more energy, they have a more extensive infrastructure and invest more in schooling. However, in terms of the "software" necessary for a market economy, two groups emerge: the countries that are candidates for EU membership seem to have partly completed the transition. By contrast, the countries from the former Soviet Union that form the CIS and the BALKAN countries, are still lagging behind especially in terms of the enforcement of property rights and the development of financial markets. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26236 |
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