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 …

In this paper I investigate the impact of informality on earnings inequality in Russia using RLMS-HSE data for 2000 … exception of decline in irregular employment …

We take advantage of a natural experiment in the minimum wage setting in Russia to study the employment consequences of … effect of this reform, we follow the approach proposed by David Card and compare changes in employment rates and other labor … adverse effects of the 2007 hike in the minimum wage on employment. They are mostly visible in lower employment rates among …

rich data from Russia that cover 89 regions over 10 years, from 2001 to 2010. Our empirical analysis draws on the …-72, including women. In addition, minimum wage hikes are associated with an increase in informal employment. …

We take advantage of a natural experiment in the minimum wage setting in Russia to study the employment consequences of … effect of this reform, we follow the approach proposed by David Card and compare changes in employment rates and other labor … adverse effects of the 2007 hike in the minimum wage on employment. They are mostly visible in lower employment rates among …

creating incentives for the population to enter formal employment. However, empirical evidence on labour supply elasticities in … the presence of informal employment remains scarce. This paper analyses female labour supply behaviour and the choice … between formal and informal employment in Ecuador, a middle-income country characterized by persistent levels of informal …

costs influence insider wages and outsiders? opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … address the more complex, and open, question of how employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market …

costs influence insider wages and outsiders' opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … address the more complex, and open, question of how employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market …

costs influence insider wages and outsiders’ opportunities and how these costs affect employment and unemployment. We also … address the more complex, and open, question of how employment and unemployment move through time, in response to labor market …

variance of logs over the 2000-2010 period is due to workers without permanent employment. -- earnings inequality ; informal …