Search results for Income Distribution
Do Remittances Keep Households Out of Poverty? Evidence from Georgia
Remittances play an important role in household living standards in Georgia, alongside labor income and public transfers…
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Income Polarization and Climate Policy Backlash
A recurring challenge for climate policy is political backlash. Over the last decade, we have seen prominent examples li…
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How the Combination of Income and the Quality of Local Conditions Affects Well-being in Old Age
Contemporaneous income and the quality of local living conditions have both received recognition in the literature as im…
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Georgia’s Growth Dilemma: Structural Transformation, Inequality, and the Future of Inclusive Development
This policy paper examines Georgia’s economic growth and labor market developments between 2017 and 2023, with a focus o…
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Widowhood in Poland: Reforming the Financial Support System
Drawing on a recent Policy Paper, we analyse the degree to which the current system of support in widowhood in Poland li…
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The Impact of Rising Gasoline Prices on Households in Sweden, Georgia, and Latvia – Is This Time Different?
Over the last two years, the world has experienced a global energy crisis, with surging oil, coal, and natural gas price…
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Five Years in Operation: the Polish Universal Child Benefit
Over the last five years, Polish families with children have been entitled to a relatively generous benefit of approxima…
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