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Economic Transition and Poverty: The Case of the Vysehrad Group Countries

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In this research, poverty in the Vysehrad Group countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic) is compared. Equivalent income is adopted as an individual welfare measure. Poverty indices are calculated using both absolute and relative poverty lines. Comparability across countries is enhanced by using purchasing power parities, estimated within a spatial consumer demand system. The highest poverty incidence was found for Poland and the lowest for the Czech Republic. Unemployment, low education and female head result in significant risk of poverty in all four countries.

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  • Adam Szulc, 1996. "Economic Transition and Poverty: The Case of the Vysehrad Group Countries," LIS Working papers 138, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
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    1. István Tóth & Michael Förster, 1998. "The Effects of Changing Labor Markets and Social Policies on Income Inequality and Poverty: Hungary and the Other Visegrad Countries Compared," LIS Working papers 177, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    2. Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, 1997. "Human Poverty in Transition Economies: Regional Overview for HDR 1997," Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007) HDOCPA-1997-03, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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