This paper surveys the literature on public-private sector wage differentials for Russian labor market. We give an overview of the main results and problems of the existing research. The authors unanimously confi rm that in Russia private sector workers receive higher wages relative to their...

Numerous economic, sociological and psychological studies show that job loss leads to the major decline of social position measured by various indicators like income level, subjective wellbeing, life chances, job-search abilities. Job loss also leads to the serious downfall of subjective social...

This paper is analyzing the prospects of the Russian minimum wage legislation reform from an international legislative perspective. Authors study historical aspects of conceptual development in the field worldwide, examine the "minimum wage" concept definitions suggested in international...

Russian Abstract: В книге рассматриваются вопросы применения и регулирования заемного труда: его понятие, признаки и юридическая природа. Обоснована концепция...

This paper analyzes the main results of the pension reform started in Russia in 2002. Means of raising the level of provision of pensions are introduced. Special attention is given to the funded part of pension and to the reform of institutions of mandatory and voluntary pension insurance.

Russian Abstract: Настоящее исследование посвящено анализу миграционных потоков, трудового и производственного потенциала региона Центральной Азии на примере...