This paper examines the effects of state sector domination on wage inequality in urban China. Using Chinese Household Income Project surveys, we conduct two exercises: with quantile regression analysis, we identify wage gaps across the distribution and over time; and we employ the Machado and...

In recent decades, cheap labor has played a central role in the Chinese model, which has relied on expanded participation in world trade as a main driver of growth. At the beginning of China's economic reforms in 1978, the annual wage of a Chinese urban worker was only $1,004 in U.S. dollars....

The paper analyzes the factors behind the evolution of employment and wages during the first decade of post-socialist transformation. It focuses on three countries: Hungary, Russia and the Czech Republic. We propose an explanation of the development of labour market trends in line with...

A tanulmány a különböző iskolázottságú és életkorú munkaerőcsoportok piaci értékelésének és termelékenységének alakulását elemzi 1986 és 1999 között egyéni kereseti adatok, valamint (a nagyvállalatokra becsült) termelési függvények segítségével. A béradatok az...

A cikksorozat első része (Kertesi Köllő [1997]) a reálbérek szintjének és eloszlásának változását, valamint a legfontosabb arányváltozásokat elemezte 1986 és 1996 között. A második rész alaposabban vizsgálja a munkanélküliségnek betudható regionális kereseti...

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analyzing its incidence and determinants. Using the regular waves and an informality supplement of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) it develops several measures of informal employment and demonstrates that the incidence...

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analyzing its incidence and determinants, developing several measures of informal employment and demonstrating that the incidence varies widely across the different definitions. We, however, show that the determinants of informal employment...

Using the panel data of 31 provinces during 1993-2005, this paper examines the factors that influence wage changes in China. During the process of the marketization, the linkage between wage and some factors such as inflation, productivity and unemployment rate has been strengthened. But there...

This paper analyses the relationship between social networks and the job search behaviour of individuals. Networking is not only based on friends and relatives but also on neighbourhood. The geographic closeness is associated to social interactions. Individuals who are in physical and social...

Earnings inequality and earnings determination in urban China 2002 and Russia 2003 are compared using samples covering large parts of the two countries. The results from estimated earnings functions are put in perspective of the outcome from a similar comparison made at the end of the 1980s. We...