The dynamics of moonlightning : What is happening in the Russian informal economy?
Guariglia, Alessandra; Kim, Byung-Yeon (10.03.2001)
Numero
5/2001Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2001
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-201408072000Tiivistelmä
This paper uses rounds 5 to 8 of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) to analyse the dynamics of moonlighting of working-age population.We find that moonlighting is transitory, and is generally associated with career shifts.Those respondents who expressed a desire to switch jobs in the past are in fact more likely to moonlight in the present, and to effectively switch jobs in the future.The career shifts tend to be towards self-employed activities.These results imply that the Russian secondary labour market, as part of the informal economy, can provide long-term benefits for the economy as an effective incubator for setting up new self-employed businesses.Key words: Moonlighting, Informal economy, Labour supply
Julkaisuhuomautus
Published in Journal of Population Economics Vol. 17 (2004), pp. 289-310 as "Earnings uncertainty, precautionary saving, and moonlighting in Russia"