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Costs of Living and Real Incomes in the Russian Regions

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Comparisons of well-being indicators in monetary terms across regions of a country do not provide insights into actual differences in well-being. The reason is variability of price levels across regions, especially in large countries like Russia. Thus, the indicators should be adjusted to the regional price levels, which, in turn, poses a problem of estimating such levels. In Russia, official data on price levels (termed cost-of-living indices) are available; however, they are by city/town rather than by region, so being unsuitable for regional studies. This paper describes the methodology of aggregating the city cost-of-living indices to the regional ones and presents the results obtained for 2016–2020. These results serve as a mean for estimation of price-adjusted regional incomes per capita (regional real incomes). As can be expected, taking account of regional costs of living smooths to some extent the pattern of regional inequality. A comparison of the European and Asian parts of Russia suggests that real income per capita in the latter permanently remains lower than in the former.

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  • Gluschenko, Konstantin, 2022. "Costs of Living and Real Incomes in the Russian Regions," MPRA Paper 111774, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:111774
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    spatial price index regional price level cross-region income comparison price-adjusted income;

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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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