ABSTRACT
As developing and transition economies enter the next phase of reforms, labor market issues increasingly come to the fore. With the increased competition from globalization, the discussion is shifting to the need for greater labor market flexibility and the creation of "good" jobs. Moreover, the greater actual and perceived insecurity in labor markets has generated a new agenda on how to structure safety nets and labor market regulation. The older questions of the links between the formal and informal labor market, reappear with new dimensions and significance. More generally, it is clear that an accurate understanding of how labor market structures function is essential if we are to analyze alternative policy proposals in the wake of these concerns.
Oddly enough, in spite of this great importance, there are no recent monographs that bring together rigorous studies produced by academic researchers on these various issues. This book fills that gap. Under the steely editorship of Ravi Kanbur and Jan Svejnar, the contributors flourish in their attempts to enliven these debates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|123 pages
Employment, poverty, and labor market dynamics
chapter 4|28 pages
Wage determination and wage inequality inside a Russian firm in late transition
part II|161 pages
Formality, informality, and labor market regulation
chapter 14|13 pages
Labor productivity growth, informal wage, and capital mobility *
part III|65 pages
Trade and labor
chapter 16|22 pages
Do foreign-owned firms pay more?
chapter 17|24 pages
Gender inequality in the labor market during economic transition
part IV|179 pages
Human capital, productivity, and gender