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Inequality and volatility moderation in Russia: evidence from micro-level panel data on consumption and income
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Peter, Klara Sabirianova; … - 2009
We construct key household and individual economic variables using a panel micro data set from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) for 1994-2005. We analyze cross-sectional income and consumption inequality and find that inequality decreased during the 2000-2005 economic recovery....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269374
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CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS, AND WAGE ARREARS IN RUSSIA
Earle, John S.; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - 2004
We present a model of neighborhood effects in wage payment delays. Positive feedback arises because each employer’s arrears affect the late payment costs faced by other firms in the same local labor market, resulting in a strategic complementarity in the practice. The model is estimated on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476703
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Returns to Skills and the Speed of Reforms: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe, China, and Russia
Fleisher, Belton M.; Peter, Klara Sabirianova; Wang, Xiaojun - 2004
We explore the pace of increase in returns to schooling during the transition from planning to market over time across … a number of Central and Eastern European countries, Russia, and China. We use metadata from 33 studies of 10 transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477052
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Returns to Schooling in Russia and Ukraine: A Semiparametric Approach to Cross-Country Comparative Analysis
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - 2004
diverged so much over the transition period while the skill composition of employment did not. Our approach in analyzing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477073
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Skill-Biased Transition: The Role of Markets, Institutions, and Technological Change
Peter, Klara Sabirianova - 2003
This study attempts to explain why the transition to a market economy is skill-biased. It shows unequivocal evidence on … increased skill wage premium and supply of skills in transition economies. It examines whether similar skill–favoring shifts in … employer-employee data that spans the 16 years of the Soviet and transition periods in Russia (1985-2000), with a special …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477147
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Myth and Reality of Flat Tax Reform: Micro Estimates of Tax Evasion Response and Welfare Effects in Russia
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Peter, … - International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young … - 2007
Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia’s 2001 flat rate income tax reform on consumption, income, and tax evasion. We use the gap between household expenditures and reported earnings as a proxy for tax evasion with data from a household panel for 1998-2004. Utilizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005040162
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Returns to Schooling in Russia and Ukraine: A Semiparametric Approach to Cross-Country Comparative Analysis
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Peter, Klara Sabirianova - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
transition period while the skill composition of employment did not. Our approach in analyzing the sources of cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703252
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Skill-Biased Transition: The Role of Markets, Institutions, and Technological Change
Peter, Klara Sabirianova - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This study attempts to explain why the transition to a market economy is skill-biased. It shows unequivocal evidence on … increased skill wage premium and supply of skills in transition economies. It examines whether similar skill–favoring shifts in … employer-employee data that spans the 16 years of the Soviet and transition periods in Russia (1985-2000), with a special …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703457
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Myth and Reality of Flat Tax Reform: Micro Estimates of Tax Evasion Response and Welfare Effects in Russia
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Peter, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia’s 2001 flat rate income tax reform on consumption, income, and tax evasion. We use the gap between household expenditures and reported earnings as a proxy for tax evasion with data from a household panel for 1998- 2004. Utilizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703531
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Compensating Differentials in Emerging Labor and Housing Markets: Estimates of Quality of Life in Russian Cities
Berger, Mark C.; Blomquist, Glenn C.; Peter, Klara … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
. While Russia is undergoing transition to a market economy, we find ample evidence that compensating differentials for … information about values of location-specific amenities and quality of life in this large transition economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763711