Inequality and volatility moderation in Russia: Evidence from micro-level panel data on consumption and income

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-237

  Gorodnichenko, Yuriy ^a,b,c   Sabirianova Peter, Klara ^c,d   Stolyarov, Dmitriy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c IZA ^*  (Germany)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Income; Inequality; Russia; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 72649102605     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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