Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery

This report assesses the impact of the 2009 recession and the fragile recovery of 2010 on the welfare of Bulgarian households and the effectiveness of Government policies in mitigating its costs. By the beginning of 2009, the global economic crisis...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GDP
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16428021/bulgaria-household-welfare-during-2010-recession-recovery
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12789
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language English
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topic ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
ASSET HOLDINGS
ASSET VALUES
BENEFICIARIES
BORROWING
BUDGET DEFICIT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
CREDIT MARKET
CURRENCY
DISCOURAGED WORKERS
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
DURABLES
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
EMPLOYMENT LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FAMILY LABOR
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FRAUD
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME QUINTILE
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOME SMOOTHING
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL LOANS
INFORMAL SAFETY NETS
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL TRANSFERS
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANK
JOB LOSS
JOB LOSSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LABOR MARKET SITUATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR REGULATION
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOR SUPPLY
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET VALUES
MOBILE PHONE
MONETARY FUND
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
NET EXPORTS
OLDER WORKERS
OPEN ECONOMY
PENSION
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY RESPONSE
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PORTFOLIO
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY RISK
POVERTY STATUS
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
PREVIOUS STUDIES
PRICE CHANGES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIVATE COSTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKER
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PUBLIC SECTOR WORKER
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PURCHASING POWER
REAL WAGES
RECESSION
REMITTANCES
RETAIL TRADE
RURAL
RURAL INCOMES
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL INCLUSION
SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM
STOCK MARKET
TARGETING
TAX
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL WAGE
TRADING
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
WAGE BILL
WAGES
WEALTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
ARREARS
ASSET HOLDINGS
ASSET VALUES
BENEFICIARIES
BORROWING
BUDGET DEFICIT
CHILD ALLOWANCES
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
CREDIT MARKET
CURRENCY
DISCOURAGED WORKERS
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
DURABLES
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
EMPLOYMENT LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FAMILY LABOR
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FRAUD
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GOVERNANCE ISSUES
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME QUINTILE
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOME SMOOTHING
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL LOANS
INFORMAL SAFETY NETS
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL TRANSFERS
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANK
JOB LOSS
JOB LOSSES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LABOR MARKET SITUATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR REGULATION
LABOR SHORTAGES
LABOR SUPPLY
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET VALUES
MOBILE PHONE
MONETARY FUND
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGES
NET EXPORTS
OLDER WORKERS
OPEN ECONOMY
PENSION
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY RESPONSE
POOR
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PORTFOLIO
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY RISK
POVERTY STATUS
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
PREVIOUS STUDIES
PRICE CHANGES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIVATE COSTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR WORKER
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PUBLIC SECTOR WORKER
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PURCHASING POWER
REAL WAGES
RECESSION
REMITTANCES
RETAIL TRADE
RURAL
RURAL INCOMES
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL IMPACTS
SOCIAL INCLUSION
SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM
STOCK MARKET
TARGETING
TAX
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL WAGE
TRADING
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
WAGE BILL
WAGES
WEALTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
World Bank
Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Bulgaria
description This report assesses the impact of the 2009 recession and the fragile recovery of 2010 on the welfare of Bulgarian households and the effectiveness of Government policies in mitigating its costs. By the beginning of 2009, the global economic crisis had affected much of Europe, including Bulgaria. The output decline lasted five quarters, followed by a modest increase during the rest of 2010. However, despite the large fluctuation in output during 2009-10, households preserved their 2008 income level throughout this period. What lies behind this example of successful income smoothing amid a large regional and national recession? Which were the key transmission channels through which the macro crisis filtered through to the household level? What population groups were most affected? What was the role played by public policy in mitigating the impact of the crisis? What lessons can be learned from the Bulgarian experience on protecting households during a crisis, while maintaining prudent fiscal and macroeconomic policies? To answer these questions, the report uses an exceptionally rich survey to assess how households were impacted, how they responded to the crisis and how/if they benefited from a comprehensive government policy package.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
title_short Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
title_full Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
title_fullStr Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
title_full_unstemmed Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery
title_sort bulgaria : household welfare during the 2010 recession and recovery
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16428021/bulgaria-household-welfare-during-2010-recession-recovery
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12789
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spelling okr-10986-127892021-04-23T14:03:04Z Bulgaria : Household Welfare during the 2010 Recession and Recovery World Bank ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE ARREARS ASSET HOLDINGS ASSET VALUES BENEFICIARIES BORROWING BUDGET DEFICIT CHILD ALLOWANCES COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CREDIT AVAILABILITY CREDIT MARKET CURRENCY DISCOURAGED WORKERS DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DURABLE DURABLE GOODS DURABLES EARNING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC SHOCK ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMIC SITUATION ELASTICITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT INCOME EMPLOYMENT LEVEL EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT STATUS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FAMILY LABOR FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SHOCKS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FRAUD GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD PLOTS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INCOME QUINTILE INCOME SHOCK INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SMOOTHING INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKET INFORMAL LOANS INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL TRANSFERS INTEREST INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK JOB LOSS JOB LOSSES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET SITUATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATION LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC DATA MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MARKET PRICES MARKET VALUES MOBILE PHONE MONETARY FUND MORTGAGE MORTGAGES NET EXPORTS OLDER WORKERS OPEN ECONOMY PENSION PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESPONSE POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS PORTFOLIO POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY GAP POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATES POVERTY RISK POVERTY STATUS PRELIMINARY RESULTS PREVIOUS STUDIES PRICE CHANGES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SOURCE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKER PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCT MARKETS PUBLIC SECTOR WORKER PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER REAL WAGES RECESSION REMITTANCES RETAIL TRADE RURAL RURAL INCOMES RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM STOCK MARKET TARGETING TAX TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL WAGE TRADING UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WAGE BILL WAGES WEALTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT This report assesses the impact of the 2009 recession and the fragile recovery of 2010 on the welfare of Bulgarian households and the effectiveness of Government policies in mitigating its costs. By the beginning of 2009, the global economic crisis had affected much of Europe, including Bulgaria. The output decline lasted five quarters, followed by a modest increase during the rest of 2010. However, despite the large fluctuation in output during 2009-10, households preserved their 2008 income level throughout this period. What lies behind this example of successful income smoothing amid a large regional and national recession? Which were the key transmission channels through which the macro crisis filtered through to the household level? What population groups were most affected? What was the role played by public policy in mitigating the impact of the crisis? What lessons can be learned from the Bulgarian experience on protecting households during a crisis, while maintaining prudent fiscal and macroeconomic policies? To answer these questions, the report uses an exceptionally rich survey to assess how households were impacted, how they responded to the crisis and how/if they benefited from a comprehensive government policy package. 2013-03-15T19:44:48Z 2013-03-15T19:44:48Z 2011-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16428021/bulgaria-household-welfare-during-2010-recession-recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12789 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria