Self-rated economic welfare in Russia
Ravallion, Martin; & Lokshin, Michael. (2002). Self-rated economic welfare in Russia. European Economic Review, 46(8), 1453-73.
Ravallion, Martin; & Lokshin, Michael. (2002). Self-rated economic welfare in Russia. European Economic Review, 46(8), 1453-73.
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Most of those Russian adults who feel that they are poor are not classified as such in the poverty statistics, and most of those who are classified as poor don't feel that way. We study the determinants of peoples’ perceptions of their economic welfare in an unusually rich socioeconomic survey. While income is a highly significant predictor, subjective economic welfare is influenced by many other factors including health, education, employment, assets, relative income in the area of residence and expectations about future welfare. Insights are obtained into how objective data should be weighted in assessing economic welfare.
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Ravallion, Martin
Lokshin, Michael
2002
European Economic Review
46
8
1453-73
10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00151-9
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