Income Distribution in Warsaw in the 1830s

Wroński, Marcin

doi:10.2139/ssrn.4269169

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“…The estimates of income inequality in the Department of Kalisz and each of the counties forming the Department are presented in was similar to the level of income inequality (0.54 vs. 0.59) in Warsaw in 1833 (Wroński, 2022b). Income inequality in Kalisz in 1810/11 was higher (0.54 vs 0.48) than income inequality in Kraków in 1578 (Malinowski & Van Zanden, 2017).…”

Section: Department Of Kaliszmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…In Figure 2 Sources: Milanovic et al (2011), Milanovic (2018, Tilly (2010), Wroński (2022b), for the Department of Kalisz, our estimates presented in this paper.…”

Section: Department Of Kaliszmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Wagner (2016, 2020a, 2020b) estimates wealth inequality in the biggest cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th and 18th centuries, and Poniat (2015) measures wealth inequality in Grodno at the end of the 18th century, with both identifying significant levels of economic inequality. Wroński (2022b) provides measures of income inequality in Warsaw in the 1830s. According to his research income inequality in the city was very high at the beginning of industrialisation, and then declined between 1833and 1925.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It might have been even higher before the industrial revolution, than after it. Wroński (2022b), Poland in 1929-Wiśniewski(1934Poland in 1995Brzeziński et al (2021.…”

Section: The Long-term Evolution Of Inequality In Polandmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In cities, homeownership was seen as an important correlate of income. Wroński (2022b) shows that in the early 1830s…”

Section: The Level Of Economic Development Of the Duchy Of Warsawmentioning

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Income inequality in the Duchy of Warsaw (1810/11)

Wroński

2022

Scandinavian Economic History Review

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In this paper we use administrative tabulations from occupation-based income tax (class tax) to estimate income inequality in the Duchy of Warsaw. We start off by estimating income inequality in the Department of Kalisz, and then use the decomposability of the Theil index to estimate national income inequality based on a sample of Theil indices corresponding to different settlement types.According to our results, income inequality in the Duchy was at a moderate level, although in the biggest cities it was relatively high. Income inequality at county level was positively correlated with the mean income of the county.

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Section: Department Of Kaliszmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…In Figure 2 Sources: Milanovic et al (2011), Milanovic (2018, Tilly (2010), Wroński (2022b), for the Department of Kalisz, our estimates presented in this paper.…”

Section: Department Of Kaliszmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It might have been even higher before the industrial revolution, than after it. Wroński (2022b), Poland in 1929-Wiśniewski(1934Poland in 1995Brzeziński et al (2021.…”

Section: The Long-term Evolution Of Inequality In Polandmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In cities, homeownership was seen as an important correlate of income. Wroński (2022b) shows that in the early 1830s…”

Section: The Level Of Economic Development Of the Duchy Of Warsawmentioning

confidence: 99%

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