We examine the pattern and costs of worker displacement in Estonia as the transition process develops. Using retrospective Labour Force Survey data covering the period 1992-1999, we show that the displacement rate in Estonia has fallen as the economy picks up and that the incidence of...

Using information from two complementary household survey data sets, we show that the dominant form of labor market adjustment in the Russian transition process has been the delayed receipt of wages. More than half the workforce is experiencing some form of disruption to their pay. Wage arrears...