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In the Grip of Transition

Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Tilman Brück

    1. Department of Development and Security, DIW Berlin — German Institute for Economic Research and Humboldt, University of Berlin, Germany

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  2. Hartmut Lehmann

    1. Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy
      Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany

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Part of the book series: Studies in Economic Transition (SET)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Tilman Brück, Hartmut Lehmann
    Pages 1-6

  3. Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data

    • Hartmut Lehmann, Alexander Muravyev, Norberto Pignatti, Tiziano Razzolini, Anzelika Zaiceva
    Pages 7-46

  4. Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry

    • Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov, Anna Lukiyanova
    Pages 47-75

  5. Innovation, Adoption, Ownership and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine

    • J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Hanna Vakhitova, Vitaliy Zheka
    Pages 76-97

  6. The Evolution of Labour Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data

    • Hartmut Lehmann, Anzelika Zaiceva
    Pages 98-127

  7. Gender Segregation Within Firms: Causes and Consequences

    • Inna Maltseva, Daria Nesterova
    Pages 128-155

  8. The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data

    • Tom Coupé, Hartmut Lehmann
    Pages 156-172

  9. Labour Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine

    • Tilman Brück, Alexander M. Danzer, Natalia Danzer, Alexander Muravyev
    Pages 173-204

  10. Social Security Impact on Labour Market Developments and Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine

    • Marek Góra
    Pages 205-233

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 235-238
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This book provides a detailed picture of the equity and efficiency of economic restructuring, focusing on the two most important successor states to the Soviet Union. Analysis is based on a careful examination of micro level data, documenting the experiences of workers, households and firms.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Development and Security, DIW Berlin — German Institute for Economic Research and Humboldt, University of Berlin, Germany

    Tilman Brück

  • Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy

    Hartmut Lehmann

  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany

    Hartmut Lehmann

About the editors

TILMAN BRÜCK is Head of the Department of Development and Security at DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) and Professor of Development Economics at Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany. He is also an IZA Research Fellow and a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon. His research interests include the behaviour and well-being of individuals and households experiencing situations of extreme risk in developing and transition economies.

HARTMUT LEHMANN is Professor of Economic Policy in the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna, Italy, and Program Director of the IZA research area 'Labor Markets in Emerging and Transition Countries.' He is WDI fellow and an IZA fellow. He is also a Senior Consultant to the World Bank and has been a consultant to the ILO, the OECD and the UNDP.

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