The paper examines a specific labor market model spontaneously evolved in the Russian economy under transition. Its main characteristic was that adjustment to various shocks in the labor market was brought about via fluctuations in working hours and real wages rather then via fluctuations in...

This paper discusses the structural change in the Russian employment and explores whether the evolution of employment over 2000–2012 followed the scenario of progressive upgrading in job quality or brought about the polarization of jobs in terms of their quality. Jobs are defined here as...

In the end of 2012 the Russian economy entered a period of permanently declining growth rates. The paper provides a thorough analysis of the labor market performance under these new conditions. We explain why despite the economic stagnation its basic characteristics - labor force participation,...

This paper considers the school-to-work transition and discusses its distinctive features in the Russian economy. Using RLMS data covering 1995-2003 years we estimate which factors and to what extent affect the transition. We also examine effects of regional unemploymentand wages, sharing work...