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...

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...

Russian abstract:На основе данных РМЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ и O * NET за 2003–2018 гг. В статье исследуются изменения требований к цифровым навыкам внутри групп профессий, а также развитие...

The paper documents changes in the structure of earnings and earnings inequality in Russia during the period of economic growth. The study is based ob the RLMS data for 1998-2005. The results indicate an overall fall in earnings inequality by about 10%. The decline in inequality occurred due to...