In this paper, I explore public-private wage gaps across Russian regions. Using the October wage survey data for 2005-2013, I show that the wage gap varies signifi cantly across space. My analysis suggests that this variation can be explained by the demographic composition of regional population...

The paper relies on data from four all-Russian representative surveys conducted within 1991-2004 period. It shows that most of the work values have undergone significant changes suggesting for enough flexibility in mass labour culture in Russia and therefore contrasting with the widely held view...

This paper surveys the literature on public-private sector wage differentials for Russian labor market. We give an overview of the main results and problems of the existing research. The authors unanimously confi rm that in Russia private sector workers receive higher wages relative to their...