We explore the impact of privatization and the entry of new firms on enterprise performance in Belarus, a transition …

This paper uncovers evidence on the distribution of wages in Belarus in the second half of the 1990s. The returns to …

countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet Union (FSU), of which Belarus is a particular case. In CEE … more than participation, due to labour hoarding practices. In Belarus, only wages adjust, since (mainly state owned) firms …

The gradualist approach to economic transition in Belarus would contribute to form the a priori expectation that the …

have reduced, in the case of Belarus women’ activity rate has been practically unchanged despite an increase in the gender …

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector …

Earnings inequality and earnings determination in urban China 2002 and Russia 2003 are compared using samples covering … and is found to be similar across countries. As at the end of the 1980s, the gender wage gap is larger in Russia where … become stronger than in Russia. The earnings penalty of being employed in the public service sector in Russia has increased …

This study looks into the use of fixed term contracts and agency work in Russia during and shortly after the crisis …

rich data from Russia that cover 89 regions over 10 years, from 2001 to 2010. Our empirical analysis draws on the …

With declining population and fertility rates below replacement levels, Russia is currently facing a demographic crisis …