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How Unfair is the Inequality of Wage Earnings in Russia?: Estimates from Panel Data

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dc.contributor.authorLara Ibarra, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Sailesh
dc.contributor.authorNarayan, Ambar
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T22:10:40Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T22:10:40Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper attempts to determine the extent to which inequality in wage earnings in the Russian Federation is unfair. Unlike other similar attempts that can, at best, produce a lower bound on the estimate of the share of inequality that is unfair, this paper exploits the longitudinal nature of the data to come up with a lower bound as well as an upper bound. The upper bound is further refined to take into account the indirect effect of circumstances at birth (gender, parental wealth, etc.) on effort. Results show that the upper bound on the inequality of opportunity may be three to four times the measured lower bound and significantly higher for females than males in the sample. Finally, comparison with the United States and Germany show that although total inequality is lower in Russia, the share of unfair inequality is distinctly larger. The markedly large explanatory role of extraneous factors, such as gender and parental characteristics, in wage inequality calls for a close examination of governments’ efforts to address inequities in the labor market.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24583161/unfair-inequality-wage-earnings-russia-estimates-panel-data
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7291
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22162
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7291
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMEASURE OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectITS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY IN HEALTH
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWHO
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectREAL WAGE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectLONGITUDINAL DATA
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY INDEX
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectMEAN LOG DEVIATION
dc.subjectPROPERTIES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectMIDDLE CLASS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectJOB INSECURITY
dc.subjectSURVEYS
dc.subjectAFFIRMATIVE ACTION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURE
dc.subjectDECREASING RATE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectHEALTH INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectHIGH INEQUALITY
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectINEQUALITY LEVELS
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectABSOLUTE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF INEQUALITY
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectCHILD
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMEASURING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectPRODUCT
dc.subjectPOOR GROWTH
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectTOTAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectOVERALL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWDR
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.titleHow Unfair is the Inequality of Wage Earnings in Russia?en
dc.title.subtitleEstimates from Panel Dataen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleHow Unfair is the Inequality of Wage Earnings in Russia? Estimates from Panel Data
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:00:04.238422Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24583161/unfair-inequality-wage-earnings-russia-estimates-panel-data
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7291
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082ef8100_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24583161
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryRussian Federation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitPoverty Global Practice Group
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