This paper uses the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) from 1998 to 2004 to analyze the effect of previous informal economy activities on the creation of official entrepreneurship. We find that previous participation in the informal economy is positively associated with the...

This paper uses rounds 5 to 8 of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) to analyse the dynamics of moonlighting of working-age population.We find that moonlighting is transitory, and is generally associated with career shifts.Those respondents who expressed a desire to switch jobs in...

This paper uses the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) from 1998 to 2004 to analyze the effect of previous informal economy activities on the creation of official entrepreneurship. We find that previous participation in the informal economy is positively associated with the...

This studyconsiders the role of informaleconomic activities, includingmoonlighting in second jobs, in Russia. Theinformal economy is defined as legal production activities that should beregistered with authorities but are not, and other income-producing householdproduction of goods and services...