TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Slonimczyk, Fabian
AU  - Gimpelson, Vladimir
        TI  - Informality and Mobility: Evidence from Russian Panel Data
        PY  - 2013/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7703
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7703
        AB  - Informality is a defining characteristic of labor markets in developing and transition countries. This paper analyzes patterns of mobility across different forms of formal and informal employment in Russia. Using the RLMS household panel we estimate a dynamic multinomial logit model with individual heterogeneity and correct for the initial conditions problem. Simulations show that structural state dependence is weak and that transition rates from informal to formal employment are not lower than from other origin states. These results lend support to the integrated view of the labor market.
        KW  - informality
KW  - labor mobility
KW  - initial conditions problem
KW  - state dependence
        ER  -