This paper looks behind the standard, publicly available employment and unemployment statistics that studies of … estimates show that measured employment and unemployment rates are quite sensitive to definition, particularly in the treatment … much lower in Romania and slightly lower in Estonia, and alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania …

covering the development on an aggregate level. Estimations to shed light on the relation between unemployment and labour force … years. However, the impact of this development on unemployment is rather limited. …

We analyze the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Contrary to … negative effect in Russia, and they provide some evidence of positive foreign effects on both wages and employment in all four … countries. The negligible employment impact of domestic privatization results from effects on efficiency and scale that are …

than it was in 1989. Last, the rate of self-employment has been falling gently in ISSP data; even so three to four times as … satisfied than are employees, one consistent interpretation of the above is that the barriers to self-employment have grown in …

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that … unemployment rates, are more likely to be self-employed and tend to earn lower wages. These disparities do not appear to be …, the potentially greater job flexibility offered by self-employment, and discrimination against people with disabilities …

, health care, and attractive employment opportunities are available only to those who have local registration (Hukou … probability of securing employment opportunities available only to those with Hukou. In contrast to previous studies, our model …

autocorrelation in regional hires, unemployment and vacancy levels, we examine the patterns of new matches in regions, identify … hires with respect to regional origin and previous employment status, the determinants of this composition, and the … variation in unemployment rates, combined with little inter-regional migration. We find evidence in favor of labor market …