Thanks for the input! See below.
State supplied utility benefits such as electricity
are in Russia's
national accounts in Ruble terms, so yes they are
included in these
comparisons.
Even with the recent price hikes, my monthly
electricity bill in Moscow (pretty large Stalin-era
apartment,
[Sometimes my response has to be much delayed, sorry. I will also
try to reply to others.]
Michael Lebowitz writes:
I have just received some comments from a
former colleague on the questions posed about the use of PPP. They
include his comments in a letter plus an attachment which I have copied
As a general question, do these income comparisons
somehow factor in nonmonetary income, state-supplied
benefits or similar perks? E.g., in the country in
which my butt is parked, monetary incomes are
generally relatively low, but most families own their
own apartments and grow their own food in
Chris wrote
As a general question, do these income comparisons
somehow factor in nonmonetary income, state-supplied
benefits or similar perks? E.g., in the country in
which my butt is parked, monetary incomes are
generally relatively low, but most families own their
own apartments and grow their
I have just received some comments from a former colleague on the
questions posed about the use of PPP. They include his comments in a
letter plus an attachment which I have copied into the text below.
in solidarity,
michael
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He writes:
I beg to disagree with the idea
