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...

Russian Abstract: Длившаяся с самого начала посткоммунистической истории России дискуссия о национальных приоритетах близка к своему завершению. Понимание ключевой...

Russian Abstract: Доклад подготовлен на базе исследования «Потенциал роста экономической активности населения, социальная динамика населения и риски возникновения...

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...

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

This paper considers the influence of alcohol consumption on employment and income of workers on the Russian labor market Econometric model used in the analysis consists of system of the simultaneous equations Such problem definition gives the chance for the accounting for possible endogenously...