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 …. -- earnings distribution ; earnings mobility ; long-term inequality ; RLMS …

We examine the implications for estimates of wage relativities and inequality when countries experience wage arrears on … a substantial scale, using the Russian labour market as a test case. The increase in wage inequality in Russia during … transition. Russia also has much the largest incidence of wage arrears. Given data on wages and the incidence of wage arrears we …

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