In this paper, we investigate the impact of informality on earnings inequality in Russia using the RLMS - HSE data for … have significant contribution to the decline in overall earnings inequality in 2000-2010, except for a group of workers … without permanent job. -- informal employment ; earnings inequality ; quantile regression ; decomposition …

Russia than in advanced market economies. Mobility leads to a sizable reduction in long-term inequality. We find that … inequality in earnings cumulated over a six-year period is 10-20% lower than in cross-sections. The bottom and the top deciles of … the distribution contribute most to the reduction in inequality due to larger changes in the absolute earnings. However …