This paper considers the school-to-work transition and discusses its distinctive features in the Russian economy. Using RLMS data covering 1995-2003 years we estimate which factors and to what extent affect the transition. We also examine effects of regional unemploymentand wages, sharing work...

This paper considers the influence of alcohol consumption on employment and income of workers on the Russian labor market Econometric model used in the analysis consists of system of the simultaneous equations Such problem definition gives the chance for the accounting for possible endogenously...

In the end of 2012 the Russian economy entered a period of permanently declining growth rates. The paper provides a thorough analysis of the labor market performance under these new conditions. We explain why despite the economic stagnation its basic characteristics - labor force participation,...

Russian abstract: Молодежь сравнительно благополучно пережила кризис 2020 г. Высокий уровень безработицы 15–24-летних в России (15,5% в 2019 г. по сравнению с 4,6% безработицы в...

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...

Russian Abstract: Проблема гендерного неравенства на рынке труда в той или иной степени затрагивает все страны мира. Поскольку заработная плата составляет основу...

In this study we analyze differences in labour market outcomes across Russian regions in 2000-2014. We consider labour force participation, employment and unemployment rates, vacancy rates, the incidence of informal employment, and average wage levels. We also describe the first reaction of the...

This paper develops a search and matching model of equilibrium unemployment, with on-the-job search, extended to both the informal sector and entrepreneurship. Three are the key features of this model: the entrepreneurial ability affects job productivity, all unemployed start their job search in...

Russian Abstract: Длившаяся с самого начала посткоммунистической истории России дискуссия о национальных приоритетах близка к своему завершению. Понимание ключевой...

Russian Abstract: Доклад подготовлен на базе исследования «Потенциал роста экономической активности населения, социальная динамика населения и риски возникновения...