| By: |
Hong Tan (World Bank);
Yevgeniya Savchenko (World Bank);
Vladimir Gimpelson (Higher School of Economics, Moscow and IZA);
Rostislav Kapelyushnikov (Higher School of Economics, Moscow);
Anna Lukyanova (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) |
| Abstract: |
In the transition to a market economy, the Russian workforce underwent a
wrenching period of change, with excess supply of some industrial skills
coexisting with reports of skill shortages by many enterprises. This paper
uses data from the Russia Competitiveness and Investment Climate Survey and
related local research to gain insights into the changing supply and demand
for skills over time, and the potential reasons for reported staffing problems
and skill shortages, including labor turnover, compensation policies and the
inhibiting effects of labor regulations. It discusses in-service training as
an enterprise strategy for meeting staffing and skill needs, and presents
evidence on the distribution, intensity and determinants of in-service
training in Russia. It investigates the productivity and wages outcomes of
in-service training, and the supportive role of training in firms’ research
and development (R&D) and innovative activities. A final section concludes
with some policy implications of the findings. |
| Keywords: |
human capital, skills, training, employment protection legislation, transition, Russia |
| JEL: |
J23 J24 |
| Date: |
2007–04 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp2751&r=cis |