Using the data from a supplement to the 2009 RLMS - HSE, we aim to reveal what preferences and constraints determine the choice between formal and informal employment and between selfemployment and wage employment. We depart from the most commonly used approach that relates informality to the...

In this study we analyze differences in labour market outcomes across Russian regions in 2000-2014. We consider labour force participation, employment and unemployment rates, vacancy rates, the incidence of informal employment, and average wage levels. We also describe the first reaction of the...

This paper surveys the literature on public-private sector wage differentials for Russian labor market. We give an overview of the main results and problems of the existing research. The authors unanimously confi rm that in Russia private sector workers receive higher wages relative to their...

In this paper, I explore public-private wage gaps across Russian regions. Using the October wage survey data for 2005-2013, I show that the wage gap varies signifi cantly across space. My analysis suggests that this variation can be explained by the demographic composition of regional population...

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...

Russian Abstract: В статье содержится ответ на критику профессором Джейн Хамфриз предложенных автором оценок экономики с высокой заработной платой, сформировавшейся в...

Russian Abstract: В статье анализируются факторы формирования оплаты труда в России: рабочее время, производительность труда и институты рынка труда. Выявлено, что на...

Russian Abstract: Проблема гендерного неравенства на рынке труда в той или иной степени затрагивает все страны мира. Поскольку заработная плата составляет основу...

Russian abstract:На основе данных РМЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ и O * NET за 2003–2018 гг. В статье исследуются изменения требований к цифровым навыкам внутри групп профессий, а также развитие...

In this paper, we investigate the impact of informality on earnings inequality in Russia using the RLMS - HSE data for 2000-2010. We apply decompositions based on the recentered influence functions of unconditional quantiles proposed by Fipro, Fortin and Lemieux (Fipro et al., 2009). Our results...