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Travail et pauvreté en Russie : évaluations objectives et perceptions subjectives

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  • Ekaterina Kalugina

    (HCE - Haut Collège d'Economie - Haut Collège d'Economie de Moscou, TEAM - Théories et Applications en Microéconomie et Macroéconomie - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Boris Najman

    (ROSES - Réformes et Ouverture des Systèmes Economiques post-Socialistes - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, GRATICE - EA3488 Groupe de recherche et d'analyse des théories, institutions et conventions économiques - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12)

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This paper contributes to the understanding of poverty determinants in Russia. We analysed two methods of poverty measurement: the monetary one in absolute terms and the self-rated subjective measure. We compare these two approaches in order to understand the main differences between being poor and feeling poor. A particular attention was paid to various forms of employment status on the Russian labour market and their impact on poverty. Using five waves of RLMS (Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, 1994-2000) individual panel data we conclude that working in undeclared additional activities (informal sector) helps individuals to avoid monetary poverty and even feel richer in spite of instability of informal sector. Individuals, having only one declared activity, have the highest probability to be poor and to feel poor.

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  • Ekaterina Kalugina & Boris Najman, 2004. "Travail et pauvreté en Russie : évaluations objectives et perceptions subjectives," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00266727, HAL.
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