IZA Discussion Papers

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