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Barter, Credit, and Welfare: A theoretical inquiry into the barter phenomenon in Russia

Noguera, José; Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

This paper develops a model to investigate the welfare implications of barter in Russia and other transition economies …

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Job Satisfaction Among Russian Workers

Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

Why do Russians work without wages? This paper investigates the extent to which job satisfaction and attitude toward work in general may account for the observed behavior of Russian workers. To analyze the level and determinants of job satisfaction among Russian workers, this paper utilizes...

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Labor Productivity in Transition: A Regional Analysis of Russian Industry

Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1998

This paper examines within-industry variation in labor productivity at the beginning of Russia's transition process in …

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Enterprise Restructuring in Russia's Transition Economy: Formal and Informal Mechanisms

Linz, Susan J.; Krueger, Gary - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1998

This paper examines the nature and scope of enterprise restructuring in Russia using two sources of firm-level data … restructuring measures that have been used in studies of privatized firms in Russia and other transition economies. Second, we apply … in Russia. …

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Motivating Russian Workers: Analysis of Age and Gender Differences

Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

three regions of Russia to analyze the gender and generational differences in factors influencing motivation to work. Five …

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Barriers to Investment by Russian Firms: Property Protection or Credit Constraints?

Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

investment in Russia will not occur if firms are unable to ensure the security of their property and property rights; that is, if …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651498

Attitudes and Performance: An Analysis of Russian Workers

Linz, Susan J.; Semykina, Anastasia - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

This paper investigates the relationship between locus of control and performance among Russian employees, using survey data collected at 28 workplaces in 2002 in Taganrog and at 47 workplaces in 2003 in Ekaterinburg. We develop a measure that allows us to categorize the Russian employees...

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Virtual Reality: Barter and Restructuring in Russian Industry

Krueger, Gary; Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2000

whether the lack of economic growth is caused by the lack of enterprise restructuring. Complicating the debate in Russia is … demonstrating why the virtual economy model fails to accurately depict economic actions or outcomes in Russia. We develop the … evidence of the lack of enterprise restructuring in Russia stem from: (1) the lack of clear consensus about what constitutes …

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Perceptions and Behavior: Analyzing Wage Arrears in Russia

Linz, Susan J.; Semykina, Anastasia; Petrin, Charles - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2006

We investigate the link between perceptions and behavior using the wage arrears phenomenon in Russia as our case study …

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