The “tunnel effect” in Russia before and after the 1998 crisis
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In this paper we examine whether the“tunnel effect” was an intrinsic feature of two different periods of transition in Russia: recession (1994-1998) and growth (2000-2004). Making use of the panel data nature of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, linear an non-linear estimation strategies are applied for modeling the individual well-being measured by self-reported levels of satisfaction with life. Two definitions of the reference group are formulated, involving the average level of household expenditures, and individual monthly income for a person with similar professional and personal characteristics. We find a robust evidence of the “tunnel effect” driven by the individual level comparisons for men over the whole period in consideration, while for the women it is true only during the economic growth. Conclusions on the role of the household level comparison are ambiguous.
THES
Department of Economics
Selezneva, Ekaterina
2008
Doctoral degree in economics
University of Turin
Italy
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