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Labor market regulation in Eastern Russia in 1918–1922: Institutional factors, mechanisms, and outcomes

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  • Vadim M. Rynkov

    (Institute of History, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia)

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This article uses archival documents and periodical publications to analyze the impact of the Civil War on the labor market in the regions of Eastern Russia. It considers key labor market institutions such as legislation, infrastructure (labor exchanges, unemployment funds, and professional and entrepreneurship organizations), and labor contracts. It has been established that there was continuity in the regulatory framework and labor market management tools between the Provisional Government and the anti-Bolshevik governments. The study shows the challenges and shortcomings of managing hiring and dismissal processes by soft regulatory methods given the deep economic crisis. The labor supply was backed by extensive cohorts of prisoners of war, refugees, and foreign workers, which contributed to a drop in labor rates. The government sought to stabilize the situation by reinforcing transactional barriers to reduce employment. The labor market in Eastern Russia was subjected to regionalization and localization.

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  • Vadim M. Rynkov, 2021. "Labor market regulation in Eastern Russia in 1918–1922: Institutional factors, mechanisms, and outcomes," Russian Journal of Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 7(2), pages 137-159, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:arh:jrujec:v:7:y:2021:i:2:p:137-159
    DOI: 10.32609/j.ruje.7.56634
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    Keywords

    labor market labor exchanges hiring and dismissal Civil War anti-Bolshevik governments labor conscription prisoners of war.;

    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • J47 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Coercive Labor Markets
    • J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy
    • N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East

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