This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analyzing its incidence and determinants, developing several … measures of informal employment and demonstrating that the incidence varies widely across the different definitions. We …, however, show that the determinants of informal employment are roughly stable across the different measures. We also estimate …

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analyzing its incidence and determinants, developing several … measures of informal employment and demonstrating that the incidence varies widely across the different definitions. We …, however, show that the determinants of informal employment are roughly stable across the different measures. We also estimate …

Informal activities impact countries' economic development and overall growth. However, studying informal employment is … measures of informality by taking advantage of a rich dataset on Russia over the period 2003 - 2011, that is before and after … informal employment and to analyze its determinants. We demonstrate that the incidence of informal employment varies across the …

Economic growth in Russia in the first decade of this century almost doubled the country's GDP but was accompanied by … substantial reallocation of labor to the unregulated sector while formal employment was on gradual decline. The paper overviews … employment and earnings as well as the associated political economy challenges and consequences. …

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analysing its incidence and determinants. Using the regular … measures of informal employment and demonstrates that the incidence varies widely across the different definitions. We also … show that the determinants of informal employment are roughly stable across the different measures: workers who are males …

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analyzing its incidence and determinants. Using the regular … informal employment and demonstrates that the incidence varies widely across the different definitions. We also show that the … determinants of informal employment are roughly stable across the different measures: workers who are males, relatively young …

Research on informal employment in transition countries has been very limited because of a lack of appropriate data. A … empirical evidence on informal employment in Ukraine and the validity of the three schools of thought in the literature on the … are located. Our contention that informal self-employment is voluntary is confirmed by the substantial earnings premia …

Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in … enforced remains to be seen. For the time being, de facto employment protection is far less than de jure, with an enduring … wages, nor are they effectively enforced. During the recent slowdown, average wages adjusted rapidly and employment was soon …

evidence on minimum wage effects for Russia, the largest transition economy. I use regional variation in the relative level of …