Stuck between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry

Autor:	Anna Lukiyanova, Vladimir Gimpelson, Rostislav Kapeliushnikov
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Manufacturing sector Market economy ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Order (exchange) Geography Planning and Development Manufacturing firms ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS Economic shortage Business Skilled worker Demography Staffing level
Zdroj:	LABOUR. 24:311-332
ISSN:	1121-7081
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-9914.2010.00483.x
Popis:	In order to remain competitive, firms need to keep the quantity and composition of jobs close to optimal for their given output. Since the beginning of the transition period, Russian industrial firms have been widely reporting that the quantity and composition of hired labour is far from being optimal. This paper discusses what kinds of firms in the Russian manufacturing sector are unable to optimize their employment and why. The main conclusion is that the key issue is an excess of non-viable firms and a shortage of highly efficient firms because of weak selection mechanisms. The main solution is seen to be the creation of institutional conditions that stimulate a more efficient reallocation of labour. The analysis presented in this chapter is based on data from a large-scale survey of Russian manufacturing firms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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