This paper surveys the literature on public–private sector pay differentials based on 20 years
of research in transitioning countries of Eastern Europe (EE) and compares the results with …

From a theoretical perspective, the link between the speed and scope of rapid labor
reallocation and productivity growth or income inequality is ambiguous. Do reallocations …

This paper examines the patterns of job flows in China between 1998 and 2007, when
restructuring and reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), China's acceptance into the …

The new Central European members of the EU have been characterized by low employment
rates, especially among unskilled workers, despite the GDP recoveries and large private …

We explore data from all transition economies over nearly two decades, providing insights
on the mechanisms behind labor force reallocation. We show that worker flows between …

On the one hand, a self-employed worker may be a successful business owner exploiting
new opportunities. At the other extreme, self-employed may be refugees from poverty and …

The Russian Federation provides a valuable laboratory to study the impact of political forces
on the process of structural reform. We examine changes in the industrial structure of …

We examine the effects of economic transition on the pattern and costs of worker
displacement in one of the more reform-oriented transition countries, Estonia. Using labor …

We use new 1991–2005 panel data to address the issue of unemployment in Central-East
Europe. We compare the evolution of unemployment, its dynamics and related phenomena …

This article examines the importance of 'pull'and 'push'factors in self-employment drawing
upon the experience of post-socialist Estonia, where self-employment has risen sharply from …