Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:Svetlana Misikhina
Author-Name-First: Svetlana                              
Author-Name-Last: Misikhina
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title:    The Living Standards of Russia's Population in 2014
Abstract:   Over 2014, the population’s real disposable income constituted 99.0% of its 2013 level. However, it posted growth in 2008 recession year. Growth rates of salaries in the budget-funded sphere went down. Over 2014, the level of inequality somewhat declined by comparison with 2013 level. The poverty level over the first 9 months of 2014 remained without change vis-a-vis the corresponding period of 2013. Noticeable reduction of the population’s real income and households consumption as well as small-scale of the poverty level is forecasted in 2015.
Length:  12 pages
Creation-Date: 2015
Revision-Date:   2015
Classification-JEL: I31, I32
Keywords:   Russian economy; personal income; poverty; consumption, living standard, Index Gini
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/218Misikhina.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Revised version, 2015
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:218