Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine

WP-05: Social security, labour market and restructuring: Current situation and expected outcomes of reforms

The demographic situation and the labour supply in Russia and Ukraine were strongly affected by the transition processes. The most important problem is the decreasing size of the population due to low birth rates and short life expectancy, especially among men. [READ]

WP-07: Social Security Influence on Labor Mobility: Possible Opportunities and Challenges

Theoretical models and data analysis provide arguments that stronger social safety nets reduce the mobility of labor between regions of the economy, between employment and unemployment, and between different sectors of the economy. [READ]

WP-08: Social Security Driven Tax Wedge and its Effects on Employment and Shadow Employment

We show that unskilled persons engaged in unregistered jobs in Ukraine and Russia are not “rewarded” with higher net earnings. It seems that, in their case, shadow employment is the way to escape unemployment and resulting poverty, rather than to evade taxes. [READ]