In this paper, we investigate the impact of informality on earnings inequality in Russia using the RLMS - HSE data for …, Fortin and Lemieux (Fipro et al., 2009). Our results confirm the heterogeneity of informal employment with specific standing … without permanent job. -- informal employment ; earnings inequality ; quantile regression ; decomposition …

of the reform on informal employment. Informality is defined using information on employment registration and self-employment …-in-difference ; transition ; Russia …

of the reform on informal employment. Informality is defined using information on employment registration and self-employment …

per week. We found a corresponding increase in part-time employment of 2 percentage points for all minimum wage workers …

to all low-wage earners regardless of their employment history and are of limitless duration. Our analysis indicates that … workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be …