flows in the period of massive and rapid labor reallocation, i.e. the economic transition from a centrally planned to a …

between democratic quality and human stature. The results indicate that the transition to democracy increased average male …

stagnant in transition economies. Admittedly, employment equality among genders was initially much higher in transition … countries. We exploit this unique evidence from transition and advanced countries, to analyze the relationship between the … not explained away by transition-related phenomena. We argue that the ob-served divergence in time trends reflects a level …

Transition has involved major job destruction and creation. This paper examines the skill content of these changes … using a detailed three country firm survey. It shows that transition has exerted a strong bias against unskilled labour who …

We look at the differences in regional unemployment rates in six major transition countries and their persistence over …

communism (1989), in mid-transition (1996) and in late/posttransition (2002). We show: dramatic increases in returns to … returns to education obtained during communism vs. transition; no change in wage-experience profiles over time; and similar … the planners did; all the adjustment occurred in early transition and was driven by market forces rather than private …

are used to analyze a 1993 survey of 27,000 adults in six transition economies. Estimated selfemployment earnings premia … related to schooling, pre-transition family income, receipt of property in restitution, precommunist family business … earnings provide evidence on the demand and supply factors affecting the decision to become an entrepreneur. …