2010 10 wiiw bo wp 087 Mario Holzner Inequality, Growth and Public Spending in Central, East and Southeast Europe (PDF) Abstract The article analyses the joint determinants of inequality and growth with a special emphasis on public spending structures in transition. The mutual benefit of low real interest rates, to both equity and economic development […]

2010 10 wiiw bo wp 086 Olgica Ivančev, Milena Jovičić and Tijana Milojević Income Inequality and Social Policy in Serbia (PDF) Abstract Using 2006-2009 HBS data, we study poverty and inequality in Serbia and compare income-group impacts of different social policy programmes. Methodological innovations of the paper are: testing validity of OECD equivalence scale by […]

2010 07 wiiw bo wp 085 Ivica Urban Decomposing Redistributive and Reranking Effects to Reveal Contributions of Taxes and Benefits (PDF) Abstract New decompositions of redistributive effects are developed, revealing the relative contributions of different tax and benefit instruments. The methodology uses a “micro-approach” in the study of income inequality, where different indicators are first […]

2009 11 wiiw bo wp 084 Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer Determinants of Inequality in Selected SEE Countries: Results from Shapley Value Decompositions (PDF) Abstract In this paper we provide a comparative analysis of inequality in household consumption per capita in four South-Eastern European countries, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The analysis is […]

2009 10 wiiw bo wp 083 Ivo Bićanić and Oriana Vukoja Long Term Changes in Croatia’s Wage Inequality: 1970-2006 (PDF)  

2009 08 wiiw bo wp 082 Daniel Pop Guest-worker Programs and the Propensity to Emigrate: Evidence from the Work-and-travel USA program in Romania (PDF) Abstract Targeted seasonal guest‐worker program replace wider scope immigration policy and are expected to formalize irregular migration flows, to recruit sufficient numbers of seasonal migrants, and to provide critical revenues of […]

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 081 Flaviu Mihaescu and Liviu Voinea The Impact of the Flat Tax Reform on Inequality: The Case of Romania (PDF) Abstract In this paper we focused on the flat tax impact on inequality in Romania. We compared 2005 against 2004, when we were able to isolate the flat tax impact […]

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 080 José de Sousa, Laetita Duval, François-Charles Wolff, Ana Bleahu and Rodica Calmuc Determinants and Implications of Remittances in Albania and Romania (PDF)  

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 079 Isilda Shima The New Face of Slavery in the Balkans (PDF) Abstract The paper studies the individuals from the Balkans, who attempted to migrate illegally and fell victims of trafficking and exploitation at the destination country. The paper aims to analyse and explore the relationship between personal characteristics, previous […]

2009 05 wiiw bo wp 078 Nermin Oruć Self-Selection in Conflict-Induced Migration: Micro Evidence from Bosnia (PDF) Abstract This paper aims at contributing to the analysis of brain drain by focusing on countries in conflict. Here, experiences of migrants from Bosnia have been collected in order to identify specific determinants and patterns of migration in […]