Labor Market Attitudes and Retirement

The article discusses the issue of shortage of skills in the Russian industry. Using microdata from a survey of industrial enterprises, the author confirms that most of employers complain of difficulties in hiring and attaching skilled workers. In case of mass occupations, this shortage relates mostly to low efficient enterprises, which are unable or unwilling to pay competitive market going wage. More efficient and better paying firms are less likely to face shortage of general skills on the labor market but may face limited supply of specific skills.

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Moscow Labor Market: Problems and Prospects

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2010-10-153-156 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 153-156

Author(s):

O. Neterebsky

Keyword(s):

Labor Market

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Does the Russian Government Pay a "Fair" Wage: Review of Studies

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2015-11-62-85 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 62-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. Zhuravleva

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Wage Differentials ◽

Omitted Variables ◽

Russian Government ◽

Correct Evaluation ◽

Self Selection ◽

Data Limitations ◽

Fair Wage

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 confirm that in Russia private sector workers receive higher wages relative to their public sector counterparts. According to different estimates the "premium" varies between 7 and 40%. A correct evaluation of this "premium" is subject to debate and is a particular case of a more general econometric problem of wage differentials estimation. The main difficulties are related to data limitations, self-selection and omitted variables. Reasons for the existence of a stable private sector "premium" in Russia are not fully investigated.

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