Income Dynamics and Stability in the Transition Process

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-442
Author(s):  
Jens Hölscher ◽  
Ray Bachan
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Lorenz Curves ◽  
Partial Analysis

Income distribution is a widely neglected subject in applied macroeconomics. This paper looks at the current state of art, which can be summarised as the “Transatlantic Consensus”explaining inequality through a partial analysis approach with changes on the labour market at its core. The potential interrelationship between inequality and growth is particularly important for transition countries, because according to common knowledge in this case the change of regime went along with rising inequality and declining income in the initial phase. The Czech case - the Czech Republic being the most egalitarian country among the former socialist economies - is even more interesting, because here income distribution remained relatively stable before and throughout the transition period. This result is illustrated by Lorenz curves. The analysis of so-far unpublished empirical data indicates that there is no need for active distribution policy in the Czech Republic. This result might not hold for other transition countries, which find themselves at the initial part of the Kuznets curve, but on a lower level of income.

Small business in Russia—factors that slowed its development: an analysis

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Kihlgren
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Natural Question ◽  
The Czech Republic

In Russia the growth of small business has been much slower compared with the leading transition countries (Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary). In Poland, and to a lesser degree in the Czech Republic and Hungary, this sector has been the engine of the economic recovery. A natural question is why Russia differs. Apart from the fact that in contrast to these countries Russia does not have an entrepreneurial tradition and has experienced communist rule longer what is especially distinctive about Russia has been the strong influence of interest groups during the transition process which favoured the allocation of entrepreneurship to largely unproductive activities.

scholarly journals INNOVATION-BASED RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF THE DWELLINGS CONSTRUCTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 37-52
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Spatial Structures ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Czech Society

The article presents the results of an analysis of the spatial distribution of the construction of new dwellings in the Czech Republic in the period after 1989. This period represents a major turnaround in the Czech society and the associated transformation of the Czech economy from a centrally planned economy toward a free market. These changes were also significantly reflected in theconstructionof new dwellings. The article analyses the spatio-temporal evolution of the constructionof new dwellingsat the level of the Czech Republic and its partial spatial structures. The results indicate significant differences in the regional distribution of the construction of new dwellingsin the Czech Republic.

Youth Employability in WB Countries

2016 ◽  
pp. 315-326
Author(s):  
Jovan Zubovic ◽  
Dejana M. Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Transitional Countries

Transition in WB countries was supposed to enable the establishment of a better economic system. However, not all transitional countries have been conducting appropriate follow-up activities during their transition process. Success of transition depended on the country's internal factors and on their pre-transition economic situation? In all WB countries privatization led to high unemployment rates, low GDP growth and poor living standards especially for youth. At the same time, the transition has had positive effects in other transition countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia etc. The aim of this paper is to research a position of the youth in WB transition countries including Serbia, Montenegro, B&H, and Macedonia. The paper will follow the changes in youth unemployment in the period 2000 to 2014 in WB, other transition and EU15 countries. Comparisons of the achieved youth unemployment levels will give the opportunity to determine which the good practices are used in other developed countries that have resulted with significantly lower youth unemployment rates.

scholarly journals Development of the Czech forest related policy and institutions in the threshold of the 3rd millennium

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
K. Vančura ◽  
P. Pacourek ◽  
J. Řezáč
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Forestry Policy ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
Background Material ◽  
Regional Forest

This paper gives an overview of Czech forestry policy and legislation since the beginning of changes in the CEEC plus developments and activities of the main forestry institutions. These activities are referred to in the background material given for the political transition period and also related to the Pan-European and global forestry processes. The philosophy of forestry in the Czech Republic is based on the international framework set out by the first Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe and also in conjunction with the preparation of the Czech Republic for accession to the European Union. National and regional forest programmes are aimed at implementing the principles of sustainable forest management and a broad range of stakeholders from the forestry and environment sectors has been involved in its preparation. The current situation and main problems of forestry are given along with basic principles on how to solve such problems and also on how to fulfil obligations to future generations, and international commitments.

scholarly journals Income inequality and poverty - protecting implementations in the czech republic

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Vavrejnová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The State ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Social ◽  
Transformation Period

Deep changes in the population's income structure and in income distribution during the transformation period reflect the main changes in the social structure of society. From the totalitarian model of one owner - the state - and its employees there has been a transition to the society of private owners and their employees, and of self-employed members of society.

scholarly journals Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 2931-2938
Author(s):  
Leoš Vítek ◽  
Jan Pavel
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Tax System ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Lorenz Curves ◽  
Gini Coefficients ◽  
Different Types

The paper deals with the distributive effects of taxes during last years in the Czech Republic. Using EU-SILC data for selected types of households, the paper assesses changes in the distribution of gross incomes and effects of the changes in taxes on the distribution of incomes after taxes. The analysis is carried out on different types of households. The analysis is performed using Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients. The conclusions show that the tax system has changed the distribution of incomes insignificantly.

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