The Impact of the EU-entry Related Migration on Income Inequality in Poland
The Impact of the EU-entry Related Migration on Income Inequality in Poland
Author(s): Patrycja Graca-GelertSubject(s): Social differentiation, Migration Studies, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Socio-Economic Research, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Gini coefficient; inequality; remittances;
Summary/Abstract: This paper attempts to investigate the direct effects of remittances related to the EUentry migration on income inequality (household equivalised disposable income) in Poland in 2008-2011. The analysis was carried out by applying two methods of the Gini coefficient decomposition by income sources. The analysis is based on household budget surveys data on income. The Gini decomposition allowed – among other things – to gain insight into the role of foreign transfers in shaping income inequality in Poland, i.e. estimate the relative and the absolute contribution of remittances to income disparities. The analysis showed that remittances contributed to a reduction in income inequality in Poland between 2008 and 2011, but the impact of remittances on income disparities was not very significant, especially in 2011.
Journal: Ekonomista
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 217-233
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
