In this study we analyze differences in labour market outcomes across Russian regions in 2000-2014. We consider labour force participation, employment and unemployment rates, vacancy rates, the incidence of informal employment, and average wage levels. We also describe the first reaction of the...

We take advantage of a natural experiment in the minimum wage setting in Russia to study the employment consequences of large hikes in the minimum wage. In September 2007, the Russian government raised the federal minimum wage from 1,100 to 2,300 Rubles and simultaneously gave the regions the...

In this paper, we study the influence of the state-regulated minimum wage on informal employment in Russia. In order to estimate minimum wage effects we apply a methodology originally presented by D. Newmark and W. Washer (Neumark and Wascher (1992) "Employment Effects of Minimum Wages and...

In the end of 2012 the Russian economy entered a period of permanently declining growth rates. The paper provides a thorough analysis of the labor market performance under these new conditions. We explain why despite the economic stagnation its basic characteristics - labor force participation,...

This paper revisits labor market effects of the minimum wage by taking advantage of a unique institutional setting and rich data from Russia that cover 89 regions over 10 years, from 2001 to 2010. Our empirical analysis draws on the methodology introduced by Neumark and Wascher, in which labor...