without permanent job. -- informal employment ; earnings inequality ; quantile regression ; decomposition …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 …

RLMS HSE survey for 2000-2010. I find that during the whole period earnings inequality was significantly higher in the … type. Earnings inequality dramatically decreased in both sectors over the 2000-2010 period. In the formal sector the … informal sector the reduction of inequality went through two channels: differences in both hourly rates and hours of work were …