We look at the differences in regional unemployment rates in six major transition countries and their persistence over time. We analyse the role various adjustment mechanisms play. While movement out of the labour force seems to be one consequence in many regions with high relative unemployment,...

Transition has involved major job destruction and creation. This paper examines the skill content of these changes using a detailed three country firm survey. It shows that transition has exerted a strong bias against unskilled labour who have lost employment disproportionately. Moreover, job...

The paper looks at the effects of employment concentration on resource allocation with a particular focus on one-company towns in Russia defined as towns where a single company accounts for a significant share of total employment of the locality. Empirical analysis of firms' production functions...

Das vorliegende Buch beschäftigt sich mit einem wichtigen Teil des Transformationsprozesses, nämlich der Rolle und Organisation des Unternehmenssektors. Zugrunde liegt eine großangelegte Untersuchung der Weltbank, die mehr als 400 Firmen befragte.