The Distribution of Wages in Belarus

Francesco Pastore and Alina Verashchagina ()

No 1140, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper uncovers evidence on the distribution of wages in Belarus in the second half of the 1990s. The returns to education and work experience are high and stable, which is atypical for a transition country. This might be due to the pervasive role of the state in fixing wages in the dominant budget sector, rather than to market forces coming into play. Women experience contained, though largely unexplained discrimination coupled with higher than average returns to education. A wage curve effect is found, which is similar in size to that of other transition countries, but much higher than in market economies.

Keywords: Belarus; gender wage gap; returns to education; wage distribution; wage curve (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 J31 P2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2004-05
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Published - published in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2006, 48 (3), 351-376

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