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...

The paper examines dynamics in demand and supply of skilled labor in the Russian economy over the transition period of 1990–2000-s. It shows that despite a huge inflow of workers with tertiary education demand for such workers grew in the Russian labor market even faster. This explains why...

Russian Abstract: В статье показано место трудового потенциала в структуре человеческого капитала, обоснована необходимость его изучения. Представлена оценка...

Russian Abstract: Экономические санкции и приостановка деятельности компаний пока не вызвали значительного роста безработицы, так как большинство компаний сохраняют...

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...