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Minimum Wages, Unemployment and Informality: Evidence from Panel Data on Russian Regions
Muravyev A., Oshchepkov A. Y.
This paper revisits labor market effects of the minimum wage by taking advantage of a unique institutional setting and rich data from Russia that cover 89 regions over 10 years, from 2001 to 2010. Our empirical analysis draws on the methodology introduced by Neumark and Wascher, in which labor market outcomes at the regional level are related to the relative minimum wage (captured by the Kaitz index) in a panel setting. We find that the minimum wage raises unemployment among young workers aged 15 to 24. In contrast, there is no evidence of disemployment effects of the minimum wage for workers aged 25-72, including women. In addition, minimum wage hikes are associated with an increase in informal employment.
Publication based on the results of:
Попов Д. И., Балтийский регион 2025 Т. 17 № 4 С. 68–83
The study examines the image of Russia in Finland’s historical policy in the context of the country’s accession to NATO. The aim is to identify shifts in the interpretation of Russia’s role in the Finnish political elite’s understanding of its own past, shared Russian–Finnish and global history. To this end, the analysis focuses on President ...
Added: May 13, 2026
Kanaev E., , in: Rusia - Indonesia: Warisan Sejarah dan Kerja Sama Masa Depan.: M.: IOS RAS, 2025. P. 440–463.
The chapter assesses educational cooperation between Russia and Indonesia in the digital field. ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Kanaev E., Tawares J. A., Drugov A. Y. et al., M.: IOS RAS, 2025.
The year 2025 is marked by two significant anniversaries – the 80th anniversary of Indonesia's independence and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Republic of Indonesia. The monograph offers the reader an in-depth analysis of the dynamics and features of the interaction between CCCH/Russia and Indonesia, ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Kanaev E., Попов А. В., Другов А. Ю. et al., М.: Институт востоковедения РАН, 2025.
The year 2025 was marked by two significant anniversaries – the 80th anniversary of Indonesia's independence and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Republic of Indonesia. The monograph offers the reader an in-depth analysis of the dynamics and features of the interaction between CCCH/Russia and Indonesia, ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Kosevich E., Latin American Perspectives 2026 P. 1–17
This research explores the similarities and differences in the interpretation of multipolarity,
which have developed in the academic discourse of Russia and Latin America. The
paper focuses on the position that prevails in Latin America regarding the Russia–Ukraine
conflict, emphasizing the emergence of a group of countries within LAC that support
“active neutrality.” The author concludes that existing contradictions ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Shelkovnikov A., Азия и Африка сегодня 2025 № 7 С. 37–46
В статье рассматриваются перспективы сотрудничества России и Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов (ОАЭ) в области обеспечения информационной безопасности. Выяснено, что данное сотрудничество является частью более широкого взаимодействия, нашедшего правовое закрепление в Декларации о стратегическом сотрудничестве от 1 июня 2018 г. Успех ОАЭ в области развития информационных технологий и обеспечения информационной безопасности связан с устойчивым экономическим ростом, обеспечившим ...
Added: April 16, 2026
Stadnik N., Антонов Н. С., Сахарова Г. М. et al., Профилактическая медицина 2025 Т. 28 № 6 С. 11–20
Studies on alcohol use generally analyze the age-related behavior associated with this factor but do not consider the attitude of people of different ages to the socio-economic situation, the absence or implementation of anti-alcohol policies, or the attitude change over time in people of different generations.
Objective. To analyze the features and changes over time of ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Stadnik N., Никитина С. Ю., Сахарова Г. М. et al., Демографическое обозрение 2025 Т. 12 № 2 С. 132–156
The study assesses the dynamics of the prevalence and structure of alcohol consumption in Russia by age, gender and regions. The data source is the microdata databases of the Sample Survey of the Health Condition of the Population conducted by Rosstat in 2019-2023. The assessment of the dynamics of alcohol consumption is based on the ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Stadnik N., Никитина С. Ю., Сахарова Г. М. et al., Демографическое обозрение 2024 Т. 11 № 1 С. 37–60
This study proposes a method to assess the dynamics of tobacco and nicotine consumption in Russia by age, gender and regions based on the data of the Sample Survey of the Health Condition of the Population conducted by Rosstat in 2019-2022. The data source is the microdata databases of the Survey. The assessment of the ...
Added: April 9, 2026
Ustyuzhanin V., / Series Econometrics "arxiv". 2026.
This paper proposes Covariate-Balanced Weighted Stacked Difference-in-Differences (CBWSDID), a design-based extension of weighted stacked DID for settings in which untreated trends may be conditionally rather than unconditionally parallel. The estimator separates within-subexperiment design adjustment from across-subexperiment aggregation: matching or weighting improves treated-control comparability within each stacked subexperiment, while the corrective stacked weights of Wing et ...
Added: April 3, 2026
Di Puppo L., Roy Chowdhury A., Globalizations 2026 Vol. 23 No. 1 P. 1–9
In this special issue, we bring together the post-colonial and post-socialist conditions of the post-Soviet space and the Indian subcontinent through the study of human–nature relationships. Not only are these two regions entangled through the Eurasian geography, but they also both represent hybrid modernization trajectories characterized by varying socio-political responses to Western modernity and the ...
Added: March 27, 2026
Beliakova N., Klyueva V., Religions 2023 Vol. 14 No. 8 Article 1062
In this article, using the example of the Russian Arctic, we analyze how the anti-cult movement creates the conditions for the discrimination and suppression of religious minorities. The anti-cultist (anti-sectarian) fears and phobias of the Russian establishment are closely bound to the fears of missionary activity. The change in legislation regulating missionary activity deliberately limits ...
Added: March 26, 2026
Asatryan G., Trenin D., Россия в глобальной политике 2025 Т. 23 № 6 С. 191–205
The armed confrontation between the Russian Federation and the collective West requires focusing its attention and resources on Ukraine. Under extreme circumstances, it is more difficult for Russia to expand or even maintain its position in other neighboring countries.
Moscow has lost its position as the main mediator in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. Its peacekeeping mission in ...
Added: March 20, 2026
Smirnov A., Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены 2021 № 1 С. 129–153
The article considers a theoretical model of digital society based on four concepts: super-connectivity, platformisation, datafication, and algorithmic governance. The model describes how the digitalisation of society deepens: from the transfer of individual practices and social interactions to a new social order based on big data. Analysis of panel data from the 2003–2018 longitudinal survey ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Smirnov A., AlterEconomics (ранее - Журнал экономической теории) 2024 Т. 21 № 2 С. 286–301
Interregional migration in Russia surpasses both intraregional and international migration in volume, playing a pivotal role in redistributing human capital across the country. To capture migration patterns between regions comprehensively, it is crucial to analyze all migration flows rather than just final migration indicators. This study integrates two research fields: network science, which examines various ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Smirnov A., Демографическое обозрение 2025 Т. 12 № 2 С. 35–68
The article summarizes the application of the network approach to the analysis of migration flows in Russia from the late Soviet period to 2023. Eleven datasets on international, interregional and intermunicipal migration flows were compiled. The data sources include the 1989, 2002, 2010, 2020 (2021) population censuses, vital statistics for 2015-2023 and the “digital traces” ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Vakulenko E., Evgrafova R., I. A. Trofimenko, Population Research and Policy Review 2026 Vol. 45 Article 19
This research focuses on analyzing the relationship between credit obligations, including mortgages, housing conditions, and the probability of having a child in the family in Russia. The research novelty lies in a complex approach towards analyzing the association between mortgages and reproductive behavior. A longitudinal household survey covering the period 2007–2022 was used. We estimated ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Pishnyak A., Khalina N., Nazarbaeva E., Russian Politics 2026 Vol. 11 No. 1 P. 26–63
This article examines the heterogeneity of the middle class in contemporary Russia, focusing on the dimensions of progressiveness and innovativeness. Using survey data from 3,000 urban middle-class respondents, the study develops multidomain indices to measure progressiveness and innovativeness across employment, consumption, financial behavior, and attitudes. Findings reveal that while the Russian middle class is generally ...
Added: March 17, 2026
Vorchik A., / Social Science Research Network. Серия SSRN Working Paper Series "SSRN Working Paper Series". 2026.
This article is devoted to the phenomenon of intrinsic motivation, to understand which two models are proposed. We study how positive/negative intrinsic motivation to work (experienced utility) affects worker's individual labour supply (model I) and the amount of effort they exert (model II). In model I, we use intrinsic motivation to explain the positive/negative slope ...
Added: March 15, 2026
Karpova N. S., В кн.: Сборник докладов международной научной конференции «Современный Китай и Россия и перспективы реализации инициативы «Один пояс, один путь»/ Даляньский политехнический университет. — Далянь, 2025, 165 с.: [б.и.], 2025. С. 1–7.
The article analyzes the prerequisites and processes of rapid, large-scale and expanding market presence of the Chinese passenger car manufacturers in Russia based on export operations and other forms of cooperation in the 2020s. The most successful brands, priority forms, as well as prospective areas of work in the Russian market are highlighted. The importance ...
Added: February 25, 2026
Lukyanov F., Prokopchuk E., Россия в глобальной политике 2026 Т. 24 № 2 С. 130–142
Europe is undergoing profound social, political, and economic changes, driven by both domestic and international processes. Signs of a crisis in the European integration model, as conceived in the second half of the 20th century and developed in the current century, are becoming increasingly visible. Radical shifts on the global stage are leading to growing ...
Added: February 24, 2026
Vorchik A., Мамышев М. А., / Series Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2025.
In this paper, we develop a formal mathematical model aimed to explain the Dunning-Kruger effect that beginners systematically overestimate their own competence in various fields of knowledge and activity. We argue that the Dunning-Kruger effect arises from the emotional nature of confidence combined with unknown unknowns that it simply can not take into account due ...
Added: February 11, 2026
Musaev A. U., Vorchik A., / Series Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026.
This paper attempts to model the evolutionary theory of modernization and democratization. The model reflects the key provisions of R. Inglehart and C. Welzel's theory and provides a microfoundation for the adaptation of subjective values to the objective importances of the survival factors and the structure of the labour markets from the perspective of evolutionary ...
Added: February 10, 2026
Antsygina A., Teteryatnikova M., Tremewan J. C. et al., / Series "SSRN Working Paper Series". 2025.
Many competitive environments allow for a third party to be indirectly involved by supporting one or both sides in the conflict. Such support can come from trade partners, colleagues, or allies, who can in turn benefit from a supported party's success. We use theory and an experiment to investigate how support relationships develop endogenously in ...
Added: January 31, 2026