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Cluster Analysis of the Post-Transition Countries of European Union According to the Income Inequality and Social Spending

The aim of this paper is to classify the post- transition countries of EU according to differences in their income inequality and social spending. As an instrument of fiscal policy, social spending should play a significant role in reducing income inequality. We also analyze important questions regarding income inequality, such as the unemployment and internet usage data. We perform cluster analysis to group the eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE) post- transition countries of EU. Comparison of the results of cluster analyses carried out, first for three and then for four variables, reveals a similar cluster structure.

cluster analysis, income inequality, social spending, internet use, poverty, post-transition countries

Indeksirano u: ISI (Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings on CD-ROM and ISI/ISTP&B online database), Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Review, MathSci, Zentralblatt für Mathematic / Mathematics Abstracts, MATH on STN International, CompactMath, INSPEC, Journal of Economic Literature