The Determinants of Private and Government Sector Earnings in Russia

Abstract

So far little is known about how private sector earnings in Russia compare to those in the still strong government sector. This paper estimates sectoral earnings equations for rural and urban men and women which control for: (1) Self-selection into the workforce; and (2) Self-selection into either the private or government sector, while allowing for simultaneity in the selection decisions. The selection controls are found to have a considerable effect on the estimated sectoral earnings differentials for all four sample groups. Earnings differentials are examined by age, education, and unobserved skill. Expected earnings are found to be higher in the private sector for most groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA386868

Entities

People

  • Steven Stillman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Distribution
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Communities
  • Covariance
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Equations
  • Money
  • Sampling
  • Social Welfare
  • Statistical Samples
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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