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CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS, AND WAGE ARREARS IN RUSSIA

Earle, John S.; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

We present a model of neighborhood effects in wage payment delays. Positive feedback arises because each employer’s arrears affect the late payment costs faced by other firms in the same local labor market, resulting in a strategic complementarity in the practice. The model is estimated on...

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The Determinants of Asset Stripping: Theory and Evidence From the Transition Economies

Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

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Community Norms and Organizational Practices: The Legitimization of Wage Arrears in Russia, 1992-1999

Earle, John S.; Spicer, Andrew; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

What role do community norms play in the diffusion and persistence of new organizational practices? We explore this question through an examination of the widespread practice of wage arrears, the late and nonpayment of wages, in Russia during the 1990s. Existing research on wage arrears most...

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Direct Foreign Investments And Productivity Growth In Hungarian Firms, 1992-1999

Sgard, Jérôme - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001

The impact of FDI on total factor productivity in Hungary during the 1990s' is assessed with a large enterprise panel. Foreign equity is associated with higher productivity levels and has a substantial, positive spillover effect on aggregate TFP growth. However, this benefit is significant only...

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WHILE LABOUR HOARDING MAY BE OVER, INSIDERS’ CONTROL IS NOT. DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN POLISH LARGE FIRMS, 1996-2001.

Bishop, Kate; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003

. Furthermore, unlike the early transition period, we can confirm that employment adjusts to positive sales growth, not just to …

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Nominal-Real Tradeoffs and the Effects of Monetary Policy: the Romanian Experience

Popa, Christian - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1998

spontaneous restructuring. Empirical evidence supports the idea of an inflation-output tradeoff (in terms of variations around …

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Enterprise Restructuring in Belarus

Bakanova, Marina; Estrin, Saul; Pelipas, Igor; Pukovic, … - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2006

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

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Firm Ownership and Internal Labor Practices in a Transition Economy: An Exploration of Worker Skill Acquisition in Vietnam

Friedman, Jed - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

One feature common to many post-socialist transition economies is a relatively compressed wage structure in the state … acquisition and thus presents adverse consequences for the entire transition economy if a substantial portion of the labor force … outcomes, in a transition setting with matched firm and worker data collected in one of the largest provinces of Vietnam – Ho …

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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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The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

adjustments have become more sensitive to adjustment costs during the transition, but worker and manager ownership are associated …

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