advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … find that privatization to domestic owners did not markedly improve the efficiency of firms; domestic firms are not …

advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … find that privatization to domestic owners did not markedly improve the efficiency of firms; domestic firms are not …

employer-employee data that spans the 16 years of the Soviet and transition periods in Russia (1985-2000), with a special …

. While Russia is undergoing transition to a market economy, we find ample evidence that compensating differentials for …

Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia's 2001 flat rate income tax reform on consumption, income, and …

Russia, facilitating identification through fixed effects for employees, employers, and local labor markets, and instrumental …

complementarity in the practice. The model is estimated on panel data for workers and firms in Russia, facilitating identification …