Grime and Punishment
Grime and Punishment

Author: Hartmut Lehmann

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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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 are found across the private, state and budgetary sector. Workers in the metropolitan center are less affected by delayed and incomplete wage payments than workers in the provinces. There is less evidence that individual characteristics contribute much toward the incidence of wage arrears, but the persistence of arrears is concentrated on a subset of the working population. We show that workers can only exercise the exit option of a job quit from a firm not paying wages in full or on time if the outside labor market is sufficiently dynamic.

The Oxford Handbook of the Russian Economy
The Oxford Handbook of the Russian Economy

Author: Michael Alexeev

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-07-18

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 0199759928

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This Handbook is the most comprehensive up-to-date study of the Russian economy available. Russian and western authors analyze the current economic situation, trace the impact of Soviet legacies and of post-Soviet transition policies, examine the main social challenges, and propose directions for reforms.

Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics Regional 2007
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics Regional 2007

Author: François Bourguignon

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0821368443

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Global Development Finance (GDF), is the World Bank's annual review of recent trends in and prospects for financial flows to developing countries. It is an indispensable resource for governments, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development community. Vol I: Analysis and Outlook reviews recent trends in financial flows to developing countries. Also available as a two volume set, Vol II. Summary and Country Tables* includes comprehensive data for 138 countries, as well as summary data for regions and income groups.

Income, Inequality, and Poverty During the Transition from Planned to Market Economy
Income, Inequality, and Poverty During the Transition from Planned to Market Economy

Author: Branko Milanovi?

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780821339947

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World Bank Technical Paper No. 394. Joint Forest Management (JFM) has emerged as an important intervention in the management of Indias forest resources. This report sets out an analytical method for examining the costs and benefits of JFM arrangements. Two pilot case studies in which the method was used demonstrate interesting outcomes regarding incentives for various groups to participate. The main objective of this study is to develop a better understanding of the incentives for communities to participate in JFM.

The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Russia
The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Russia

Author: V. Tikhomirov

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2000-05-15

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0230289061

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This book deals with general political and economic developments that took place in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The major aim of the book is to analyse successes and failures of Russian reform attempts, as well as their effect on the development of Russian regions, particularly from the point of view of interrelation between socio-economic tendencies and political developments. Analysis concentrates on both national dynamics and dynamics of development in three main groups of regions (mining, agricultural and manufacturing).

The Contemporary Russian Economy
The Contemporary Russian Economy

Author: Marek Dabrowski

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-01-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 3031173821

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This textbook offers a wide-ranging, comprehensive analysis of the contemporary Russian economy (as it functions in the early 2020s) concentrated on the economy, economic policy, and economic governance. Chapters cover recent Russian economic history, the economic geography of Russia, natural resources, population, major sectors and industries, living standards and social policy, institutions, governance, economic policy, and Russia's role in the global economy. The book will provide a comparative cross-country context, analysing how the Russian economy and its institutions perform compared to its peers to help students and instructors understand Russia’s strengths, weaknesses, and future challenges. Prepared by a team of leading Russian and international experts on the respective topics, this textbook will be of interest to those studying Russian economics. It will be valuable reading for undergraduate and graduate students of Russian studies, the Russian economy, Russian politics, the economics of transition, the economics of emerging markets, and international relations.

Poverty in Russia
Poverty in Russia

Author: Jeni Klugman

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780821338032

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Annotation This book is the first systematic analysis of Russia's poverty and living standards since the country's independence. Its primary goal is to quantify the nature and extent of changes in the welfare of Russians during the course of transition and beyond. Part 1 establishes the economic and methodological framework within which poverty in the Russian Federation is studied. Part 2 comprises a series of chapters that analyze poverty profiles and trends, ranging across monetary and non-monetary indicators. Part 3 addresses selected critical aspects of the system of social support in the impact of public transfers, the extent of private interhousehold transfers, and public opinion about social problems.

Taking Down the Wall: Transition and Inequality
Taking Down the Wall: Transition and Inequality

Author: Mr.Serhan Cevik

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2020-02-14

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1513527878

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This paper investigates the main determinants of income inequality in transition countries during the period 1990–2018. To this end, we address a major methodological challenge that lies at the core of the cross-country literature on income inequality: the potential endogeneity of income growth, which is largely ignored by most empirical studies. We adopt a two-pronged empirical strategy by (i) using trading partners’ weighted average real GDP as an instrumental variable (IV), and (ii) estimating the model via the two-stage least squares (2SLS) approach for static models and the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator for dynamic models. Our empirical findings are consistent with the Kuznets curve that illustrates a nonlinear relationship between income inequality and the level of economic development. We also find that the redistributive impact of fiscal policy is statistically insignificant and taxation and government spending appear to have the opposing effects on income inequality in transition economies.