RESEARCH PAPER
DIFFERENTIATION OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF FARMERS` HOUSEHOLDS IN THE POLISH MACRO-REGIONS
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Submission date: 2018-09-11
Publication date: 2018-09-11
Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics 2018;356(3):150-167
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ABSTRACT
Income distribution analysis can be conducted from the point of view of the
comparisons between different geographical regions, family types or socio-
-economic groups it can also be carried out to assess the effects of an economic
policy over time. The paper presents the results of a research on income distribution
of Polish farmers which allowed us to formulate several conclusions
concerning the differentiation of income inequality, poverty and wealth for the
households of farmers in different macro-regions. The analysis uses the Gini inequality index and selected poverty and wealth indicators. The basis for the calculations was micro data coming from the Household Budget Survey conducted
by the Central Statistical Office of Poland for 2015. The results of the research
showed that the highest income inequality among the farmers’ households was
observed in the northern region. Also this region was characterised by the highest
percentage of households considered affluent. But the lowest Gini inequality
coefficient was observed for the south-western region, where there were no
farmers’ households exceeding the richness threshold.