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An Analysis of Gender Wage Differentials in Russia from 1996-2002

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This paper examined the male-female differentials in hourly earnings in Russia from 1996 to 2002. The gender wage gap did not alter significantly in the earlier years, a period characterized by economic instability, but as the economy recovered, the differential in earnings increased initially. This trend reversed in 2002 and while the gender wage gap in mean earnings fell to its previous level the differential increased at the lower percentiles. Throughout all years, most of the gender wage differential is accounted for by differences in rewards rather than differences in observable characteristics. Occupational segregation continues to be a salient feature of the labor market with women clustered in professional, clerical and service occupations while men are more predominantly employed in blue-collar jobs.

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  • Rita Hansberry, 2004. "An Analysis of Gender Wage Differentials in Russia from 1996-2002," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 2004-720, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
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    1. Richard J. Butler, 1982. "Estimating Wage Discrimination in the Labor Market," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 17(4), pages 620-621.
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    Keywords

    Russia; economic transition; gender wage gap; occupational segregation;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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