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Wage curve: theory and empirics (in Russian)

Shilov, Andrey; Mueller, Joachim - In: Quantile (2008) 4, pp. 93-100

We consider the concept of a wage curve describing a negative relationship between unemployment and wages. We suggest an explanation of the wage curve using a number of theoretical labor market models, and present an empirical result of its determination for Russia obtained from analysis of...

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Wage Inequality in Russian Economic Transition (1991–2008): Stylized Facts and Explanations

Lukiyanova, A. - In: Journal of the New Economic Association (2011) 12, pp. 124-147

This paper examines the evolution of overall wage inequality in Russia from the early 1990s to the present. We first … document the stylized facts and show that inequality in labor earnings increased dramatically early in the transition period … has been declining thereafter. Changes in wage inequality were largely driven by the lower end of the wage distribution …

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A Premium for a Degree in Engineering: An Estimation of Returns to the Field-Specific Education in Russia

Denisova, Irina; Kartseva, Marina - In: Applied Econometrics 5 (2007) 1, pp. 30-57

We study variation in returns to five groups of majors — pedagogic, engineering, law or economics, humanities and medicine — in terms of wage and employment stability based on The Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. We find a significant variation in returns to majors with the highest...

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Gde bjudžetniku žit' chorošo? : analiz mežsektornych različij v oplate truda v regionach Rossii

Šarunina, A. V. - 2015

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...

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