Income differentiation of households in the CR

Stávková, Jana and Stejskal, Ladislav and Nagyová, Ludmila (2011): Income differentiation of households in the CR. Published in: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. , Vol. 2 (No., No. ISSN 1211-8516 : pp. 26-52.

Abstract

The Czech Republic has recently experienced phases of economic growth and periods of economic crisis, this fact affects the standard of living and household behaviour and affects the formation of life-style. This paper deals with the income situation of households. The main source of data is EU SILC survey from the years 2005 to 2008. The result of the enquiry and processing of primary data is information about the average income per household member, the poverty level and the number of households at risk of poverty. For the formulation of income differentiation is used Gini coefficient. Attention is paid to factors that affect income inequality (the number of household members, social group, age). Information, about the income situation of households, is amended by following indicators of material deprivation. The paper also analyses the impact of social transfers on income inequality. The analysis and subsequent solving of the problem of income inequality may be contributed with further analysis of empirical data of this type.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: income differentiation of households, poverty level, material deprivation, social transfers
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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