Housing and Income Distribution in Russia: Zhivago's Legacy

Buckley, Robert M.; Gurenko, Eugene N.

doi:10.1093/wbro/12.1.19

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“…Having illuminated the wider relationship among heating, poverty alleviation and environmental quality issues, the research provided a series of policy suggestions about the necessary steps to design policies that will enable the provision of 'clean heat' in 'fiscally sustainable ways' (Lampietti & Meyer, 2002, p. 23). The study built on previous World Bank-led work in the region (Buckley & Gurenko, 1997;World Bank, 1999a, b).…”

Section: Energy Poverty In Continental Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Poverty

Bouzarovski

2018

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The images or other third party material in this book are included in the book's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the book's Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor mayCover illustration: Détail de la Tour Eiffel © nemesis2207/Fotolia.co.uk EVALUATE is a multi-sited study, involving extensive research across a variety of cities and countries. Focusing primarily on four Central and Eastern European cities (Budapest, Gdanśk, Prague and Skopje) the project has undertaken a customized survey with 2435 households, supplemented with insights from in-depth household interviews, 'energy diaries' and energy efficiency audits in the homes of approximately 160 households living in the four cities. EVALUATE has entailed 195 expert interviews in a much wider range of sites across the world, as well as an analysis of micro-data from national and European Union surveys of energy poverty. It has led to more than 200 dissemination activities, while laying the basis for the European Energy Poverty Observatory as well as a new European Co-operation for Science and Technology Action on 'European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation'.EVALUATE benefited from a range of parallel knowledge exchange and dissemination events, funded with the support of the UK Energy EVALUATE has engaged a team of outstanding individuals whose contribution to the project has been immeasurable: the core group has consisted of Neil Simcock, Sergio Tirado Herrero, H...

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Section: Energy Poverty In Continental Europementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Poverty

Bouzarovski

2018

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“…Yates (1994) finds slightly declining income inequality in Australia. Buckley and Gurenko (1997) study the income distribution of Soviet Russia and find that the progressive impact of housing income provided a cushion against the consequences of transition, where the 'state' walked away from collective housing and the tenants were left to govern (see also Bailey, Smeeding and Torrey, 1999). Eurostat (1998Eurostat ( , 2005, demonstrates the poverty reducing effects of IR in a number of selected EU countries.…”

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Distributional effects of imputed rents in five European countries

Frick

Grabka

Smeeding

et al. 2010

Journal of Housing Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Most empirical distributional studies of well-being in developed countries rely on distributions of disposable income. From a theoretical point of view this practice is contentious since a household's command over resources is determined not only by its spending power over commodities it can buy in the market but also on resources available to the household members through non-market mechanisms such as the in-kind provisions of the welfare state and the value of private non-cash incomes. In developed market economies the most important private non-cash income component is imputed rent from owneroccupied or subsidized accommodation. Employing a wider definition of imputed rent that also allows the analyst to capture income advantages among tenants living in rentsubsidized accommodations of various sorts (including rent-free or reduced-rent households), the present paper examines the differential effects of including imputed rents in the concept of resources in five European countries (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK). The results suggest that in almost all cases, the inclusion of imputed rents in the concept of resources leads to a decline in measured levels of inequality and poverty. The main beneficiaries are outright homeowners and households living in rent-free (or heavily subsidised) accommodation -most often older persons. The inclusion of imputed rents in the concept of resources does not lead to substantial changes in the ranking of the countries according to their level of inequality, despite widespread differences in the rates of home ownership and subsidization across the countries studied here. Terms of use: Documents in2

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“…6 Pensioners also suffered from the high inflation of 1992 to 1995 and housing privatization. Imputed income from subsidized housing, including maintenance and utilities, played a major role in reducing inequality in the USSR (Buckley and Gurenko, 1997). Privatization of housing shifted the burden of maintenance to householders, and the gradual shift toward user-pay systems for heating, hot water, and other utilities impinged heavily on poor households (Finkel and Garcia, 1997).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%