The transition from a command economy in the FSU resulted in increasedactivities in the informal sector. However despite prevalent delays in wagepayments many workers were still observed to be working full-time in theformal sector. Here a model of workers' labour supply decisions...

In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by largefalls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slowadjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using variousmeans to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods ofunpaid leave, reduced...