In this paper, we investigate the impact of informality on earnings inequality in Russia using the RLMS - HSE data for …, Fortin and Lemieux (Fipro et al., 2009). Our results confirm the heterogeneity of informal employment with specific standing … without permanent job. -- informal employment ; earnings inequality ; quantile regression ; decomposition …

variance of logs over the 2000-2010 period is due to workers without permanent employment. -- earnings inequality ; informal …

informality. Given the size of the informal sector in Russia (19-28% of total employment), any tightening of enforcement must be … the choice between formal and informal employment and between selfemployment and wage employment. We depart from the most … coverage by social security contributions, primarily, contributions to the Pension Fund. We find that types of employment …

The paper discusses evolution of the informal employment in the Russian labour market over the last decade. It uses all … employment and distinguish salaried informal workers and informal self-employed as two major informal groups. A simple …