Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/212527 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
BOFIT Discussion Papers No. 13/2003
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper explores the determinants of job search behavior, search intensity and choices of search methods of the unemployed workers in transitional Russia.We use pooled data from rounds 5-9 of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) to estimate the effects of socio-economic factors on the choices workers make while looking for a job.The results show that women are significantly less likely than men to engage in job searches, lag significantly behind men in search intensity, and significantly differ from men in their search strategies.The job search behavior of workers living in metropolitan areas of Moscow and St.Petersburg differs substantially from the behavior of workers living elsewhere in Russia.The most frequently used search strategy in Russia, as in other countries, is contacting friends and relatives for job leads.
Subjects: 
Russia
Transition
Job Search
Search Intensity
logit
JEL: 
J64
P23
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
951-686-874-6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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