Under communism, workers had their wages set according to a centrally-determined wage grid. In this paper we use new … micro data on men to estimate returns to human capital under the communist wage grid and during the transition to a market … economy. We use data from the Czech Republic because it is a leading transition economy in which the communist grid remained …

evolution of unemployment together with that of inflows into unemployment and vacancies. The comparison of the transition …

evolution of unemployment together with that of inflows into unemployment and vacancies. The comparison of the transition …

to the experience of other countries at a similar stage of transition. We show that informal employees earn significantly …

This paper examines the effect of global transition to simpler, flatter income tax systems on the size of the shadow …

employees. In the case of Ukraine, we find that public sector employees receive 24-32% less wages than their private sector …

to the experience of other countries at a similar stage of transition. We show that informal employees earn significantly …

governance, legal framework, and business environment. In particular, my assessment is that transition labor markets have been as …I explore the extent to which insufficient labor market flexibility is an important factor causing Central and East …. My conclusion is that labor market flexibility is an issue but that it is not a major factor in comparison to …

employees. In the case of Ukraine, we find that public sector employees receive 24-32% less wages than their private sector … compensation in the public sector. Using the conditions of labor market equilibrium, we develop an aggregate measure of bribery and …