abstract: 'Article describes income disparities in various regions and various

  social groups in Slovakia. The goal of such analysis is to fullfill the

  targets of social policy with limited budget, not only during the

  crisis. Data used for the analysis are individual data from

  administrative sources. They cover whole population of Slovakia. However

  number of explanatory variables is lower, which limits some of the

  methods. Various social groups are studied. They are mainly working

  population, retired population and unemployed/inactive people, including

  intersections among these groups. The income is understood as net

  income, either from employment or from social benefits. The income

  disparities were quantified by several measurements. They included Gini

  coefficient which described inequality of the income distribution.

  Later, pyramids of income distribution were studied. These showed

  objective development of income through time. Using individual data it

  is possible to identify income disparities and stratification on the

  level of regions and districts. This allows to put into practice

  effective social policy.'
affiliation: Palenik, Michal, IZ Bratislava, Employment Inst, Bratislava, Slovakia.
author: Palenik, Michal and Pauhofova, Iveta
author-email: 'michal.palenik@iz.sk

  ipauhofova@yahoo.com'
author_list:
- family: Palenik
  given: Michal
- family: Pauhofova
  given: Iveta
booktitle: 'REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: THEORETICAL MODELS

  AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSES'
da: '2023-09-28'
editor: Tiruneh, MW and Radvansky, M
files: []
isbn: 978-80-7144-180-9
keywords: income disparities; income distribution; regional income stratification
language: English
note: 'International Conference on Regional Disparities in Central and Eastern

  Europe, Slovak Acad Sci, Congress Ctr, Smolenice, SLOVAKIA, NOV 17-19,

  2010'
number-of-cited-references: '2'
orcid-numbers: Páleník, Michal/0000-0001-6796-9842
pages: 361-366
papis_id: 5330158ebf1bfc233f47a75c415c511c
ref: Palenik2010regionalincome
researcherid-numbers: Páleník, Michal/ABA-9098-2020
times-cited: '2'
title: Regional income stratification of the population in Slovakia (methodological
  aspects)
type: Proceedings Paper
unique-id: WOS:000324343700030
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '0'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Geography
year: '2010'