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The IZA Discussion Paper Series (ISSN: 2365-9793) disseminates high-quality research by IZA network members to the scientific community and the interested public worldwide before they are later published in academic journals. Comprising more than 17,000 papers, IZA's publication flagship is the most influential working paper series in labor economics.

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62 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17680
American Workers' Experience with Socialism During the World Wars
John H. Pencavel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16445
Risk Attitudes and Informal Employment in Ukraine
Thomas Dohmen, Melanie Khamis, Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13358
The Bonding Effect of Deferred Compensation: Worker Separations from a Large Firm in Early Transition Russia
Mikhail Ananyev, Thomas Dohmen, Hartmut Lehmann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12170
Labor Market Dynamics in Urban China and the Role of the State Sector
Shuaizhang Feng, Naijia Guo
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021, 49 (4), 918-932
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11301
Job Market Outcomes of IDPs: The Case of Georgia
Karine Torosyan, Norberto Pignatti, Maksym Obrizan
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (3), 800-820
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11256
Informal Employment Relationships and the Labor Market: Is There Segmentation in Ukraine?
Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics 2018, 46 (3), 838-857
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11056
Employment Discrimination in a Former Soviet Union Republic: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Muhammad Asali, Norberto Pignatti, Sophiko Skhirtladze
revised version published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (4), 1294-1309.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10440
Toothless Reforms? The Remarkable Stability of Female Labor Force Participation in a Top-Reforming Country
Norberto Pignatti, Karine Torosyan, Maka Chitanava
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10230
Earnings among Nine Ethnic Minorities and the Han Majority in China's Cities
Björn Anders Gustafsson, Xiuna Yang
published in Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 2017, 22 (3), 525-546
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10139
Informal Employment in China: Trends, Patterns and Determinants of Entry
Zhe Liang, Simon Appleton, Lina Song
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10130
The Lasting Effect of Sex Ratio Imbalance on Marriage and Family: Evidence from World War II in Russia
Elizabeth Brainerd
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99 (2), 229–242.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9588
Worker Flows and Labour Market Adjustment during the Great Recession: Evidence from a Large Shock
Hartmut Lehmann, Tiziano Razzolini, Anzelika Zaiceva
thoroughly revised version published as 'The Great Recession and Labor Market Adjustment: Evidence from Latvia' in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2020, 62 (1), 149 - 181.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9259
Does Foreign Entry Spur Innovation?
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jan Svejnar, Katherine Terrell
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9018
Are China's Ethnic Minorities Less Likely to Move?
Björn Anders Gustafsson, Xiuna Yang
published in: Eurasian Geography and Economics, 2015, 56 (1), 44-69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8687
Informal Employment in Transition Countries: Empirical Evidence and Research Challenges
Hartmut Lehmann
published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2015, 57 (1), 1-30
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8624
Economic Returns to Speaking the Right Language(s)? Evidence from Kazakhstan's Shift in State Language and Language of Instruction
Alisher Aldashev, Alexander M. Danzer
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (12), 2308-2326
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8241
Yuan and Roubles: Comparing Wage Determination in Urban China and Russia at the Beginning of the New Millennium
Björn Anders Gustafsson, Shi Li, Ludmila Nivorozhkina, Haiyuan Wan
published in: China Economic Review, 2015, 35, 248-265
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8068
The Role of Coresidency with Adult Children in the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Older Men and Women in China
Rachel Connelly, Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Dandan Zhang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7844
Re-defining Informal Employment and Measuring its Determinants: Evidence from Russia
Hartmut Lehmann, Anzelika Zaiceva
published in: Journal of International Development, 2015, 27 (4), 464 - 488
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7824
When Does FDI Have Positive Spillovers? Evidence from 17 Transition Market Economies
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jan Svejnar, Katherine Terrell
published in : Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42(4), 954-969
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7643
Party Membership and State Jobs in Urban China
Yuanyuan Ma, Patrick Paul Walsh
published in: Asian Economic Papers, 2017, 16(2), 167-184
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7336
Job Search Channels, Neighborhood Effects and Wages Inequality in Developing Countries: The Colombian Case
Gustavo Adolfo Garcia, Catia Nicodemo
published in: Developing Economies, 2015, 53 (2), 75 - 99
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7142
The Effects of the State Sector on Wage Inequality in Urban China: 1988–2007
Qingjie Xia, Lina Song, Shi Li, Simon Appleton
published in: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2014, 12(1), 29-45
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7101
Understanding Urban Wage Inequality in China 1988-2008: Evidence from Quantile Analysis
Simon Appleton, Lina Song, Qingjie Xia
published in: World Development, 2014, 62, 1-13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6236
Migration as a Substitute for Informal Activities: Evidence from Tajikistan
Ilhom Abdulloev, Ira N. Gang, John Landon-Lane
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2012, 34, 205-227
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5610
Can Economic Crises Be Good for Your Diet?
Ralitza Dimova, Ira N. Gang, Monnet Benoit Patrick Gbakou, Daniel Hoffman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4872
Explaining Rising Returns to Education in Urban China in the 1990s
Xuejun Liu, Albert Park, Yaohui Zhao
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4454
20 Years of German Unification: Evidence on Income Convergence and Heterogeneity
Tilman Brück, Heiko Peters
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4208
"It's not that I'm a racist, it's that they are Roma": Roma Discrimination and Returns to Education in South Eastern Europe
Niall O'Higgins
revised version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2010, 31(2) 163-187
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4204
Childcare, Eldercare, and Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Urban China: 1982 - 2000
Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Rachel Connelly, Chen Lan, Lixin Tang
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46 (2), 261 - 294
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4142
Temporary Labour Migration and Welfare at the New European Fringe: A Comparison of Five Eastern European Countries
Alexander M. Danzer, Barbara Dietz
substantially revised version published as 'Labour Migration from Eastern Europe and the EU’s Quest for Talents' in: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2014, 52 (2), 183-199
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3958
Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? State Bureaucracy and Privatization Effectiveness
J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Scott Gehlbach
published in: American Political Science Review, 2009, 103(2), 264-283
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3683
Understanding the Contributions of Reallocation to Productivity Growth: Lessons from a Comparative Firm-Level Analysis
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3428
The Gender Earnings Gap inside a Russian Firm: First Evidence from Personnel Data – 1997 to 2002
Thomas Dohmen, Hartmut Lehmann, Anzelika Zaiceva
published in: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung/Journal for Labour Market Research, 2008, 41 (2-3), 157-180.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3350
Wage Policies of a Russian Firm and the Financial Crisis of 1998: Evidence from Personnel Data – 1997 to 2002
Thomas Dohmen, Hartmut Lehmann, Mark E Schaffer
revised version published in: Industrial Labor Relations Review, 2014, 67 (2), 504-531.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3269
Informal Employment Relationships and Labor Market Segmentation in Transition Economies: Evidence from Ukraine
Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3202
From the Shortage of Jobs to the Shortage of Skilled Workers: Labor Markets in the EU New Member States
Jan Rutkowski
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3079
When Does FDI Have Positive Spillovers? Evidence from 17 Emerging Market Economies
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jan Svejnar, Katherine Terrell
published in: Klaus Liebscher, Josef Christl, Peter Mooslechner (eds.), Foreign Direct Investment in Europe: A Changing Landscape, 2007
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2644
The Polish Wage Inequality Explosion
Andrew T. Newell, Mieczyslaw Socha
published in: Economics of Transition, 2007, 15 (4), 733-758
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2258
Pulls, Pushes and Entitlement Failures in Labor Markets: Does the State of Development Matter?
Sumon K. Bhaumik, Ralitza Dimova, Jeffrey B. Nugent
published as 'Off-farm Labour Supply and Labour Markets in Rapidly Changing Circumstances: Bulgaria during Transition' in: Economic Systems, 2011, 35 (3), 378 - 389
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1961
Nonstandard Forms and Measures of Employment and Unemployment in Transition: A Comparative Study of Estonia, Romania, and Russia
J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Hartmut Lehmann, Álmos Telegdy, Irina Vantu, Ruxandra Visan, Alexandru Voicu
published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2006, 48 (3), 435-457
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1958
Reassessing the Standard of Living in the Soviet Union: An Analysis Using Archival and Anthropometric Data
Elizabeth Brainerd
published in: Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70 (1), 83 - 117
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1839
Job Search Monitoring and Unemployment Duration in Hungary: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial
John Micklewright, Gyula Nagy
revised version published as 'The effect of monitoring unemployment insurance recipients on unemployment duration: Evidence from a field experiment' in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (1), 180-187
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1826
Trade Liberalization and Employment Effects in Ukraine
Atanas Christev, Olga Kupets, Hartmut Lehmann
published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2008, 50 (2), 318-340
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1738
What Is Behind Stagnant Unemployment in Ukraine: The Role of the Informal Sector
Olga Kupets
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1485
The Distribution of Wages in Poland, 1992-2002
Andrew T. Newell, Mieczyslaw Socha
published as Chapter 11 of World Bank, "Poland: Growth, Employment and Living Standards in Pre-Accession Poland", Volume 2, 2004
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1349
Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth in the Ukrainian Transition
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2006, 48 (2), 229-251
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1139
Factor Endowment and Market Size in EU-CEE Trade: Would Human Capital Change the Actual Quality Trade Patterns?
Anna Maria Ferragina, Francesco Pastore
published in: Eastern European Economics, 2005, 43 (1), 5-33
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1044
Economic Reforms and Productivity-Enhancing Reallocation in the Post-Soviet Transition
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
IZA Discussion Paper No. 986
Do the Best Go West? An Analysis of the Self-Selection of Employed East-West Migrants in Germany
Herbert Brücker, Parvati Trübswetter
published in: Empirica, 2007, 34 (4), 371-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 970
Fighting “Low Equilibria” by Doubling the Minimum Wage? Hungary’s Experiment
Gabor Kertesi, János Köllő
IZA Discussion Paper No. 884
The Optimality and Overuse of Labour in Estonian Manufacturing Enterprises
Jaan Masso, Almas Heshmati
published in: Economics of Transition, 2004, 12 (4), 683-720
IZA Discussion Paper No. 675
Gross Job Flows in Ukraine: Size, Ownership and Trade Effects
Jozef Konings, Olga Kupets, Hartmut Lehmann
published in: Economics of Transition, 2003, 11 (2), 321-356
IZA Discussion Paper No. 644
Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth Under Alternative Economic Systems and Policies: Evidence from the Soviet Transition
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
IZA Discussion Paper No. 572
Self-Employment and Wage Earning: Hungary During Transition
Catherine Y. Co, Ira N. Gang, Myeong-Su Yun
published in: Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9 (2), 150-165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 569
Worker Flows, Job Flows and Firm Wage Policies: An Analysis of Slovenia
John C. Haltiwanger, Milan Vodopivec
published in: Economics of Transition, 2003, 11 (2), 253-290
IZA Discussion Paper No. 564
The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
published in: Economics of Transition, 2003, 11 (2), 221-252
IZA Discussion Paper No. 351
Gross Job Flows in Russian Industry Before and After Reforms: Has Destruction Become More Creative?
J. David Brown, John S. Earle
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2002, 30 (1), 96-133
IZA Discussion Paper No. 268
The Gender Pay Gap in the Transition from Communism: Some Empirical Evidence
Andrew T. Newell, Barry Reilly
published in: Economic Systems, 2001, 25 (4), 287-304
IZA Discussion Paper No. 196
Equilibrium Wage Arrears: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Institutional Lock-In
John S. Earle, Klara Sabirianova Peter
revised version published as' Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation' in: Review of Economicss and Statistics, 2009, 91 (4), 832 - 849
IZA Discussion Paper No. 194
Regional Unemployment and Industrial Restructuring in Poland
Andrew T. Newell, Francesco Pastore
published in: Eastern European Economics, 2006, 44 (3), 5-28
IZA Discussion Paper No. 123
Why Do People Still Live in East Germany?
Jennifer Hunt
published as "Staunching Emigration from East Germany: Age and the Determinants of Migration" in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4 (5), 1014–1037
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