Analysis of inequality and poverty in Russia: problems of measurement and trends.

Abstract

Against the background of significant socio-economic changes in Russia in all aspects of life, obtaining objective information about the living conditions of the population, the degree of social stratification and the level of poverty are of particular relevance. The paper analyzes the approaches to measuring inequality and poverty in Russia and describes the features of the poverty level measurements obtained using direct data on the results of the survey of household budgets and the analytical model Introducing the examples of household and population surveys into Russian statistics has dramatically changed the statistics of poverty.