We analyze mobility of Russian workers through the lens of major fl ows during the period of 2000-2012. The paper focuses on intensity and direction of fl ows and exploits panel micro-data from the RLMS for the corresponding period. Three simple techniques are used in this study. First, these...

The paper analyses job turnover in the Russian economy on the basis of aggregate data provided by the Russian statistical agency (Rosstat) since 2008. It describes main trends in job creation and job destruction in the Russian labor market over 2008-2012 and explores variation in intensity of...

Deferred payments, as implicit contracts, are predicted to bind workers to firms as long as workers believe that firms adhere to these implicit contracts. We employ a unique per- sonnel data set from a Russian manufacturing firm to investigate whether wage arrears, delayed payments of wages,...