The Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey: Towards a Better Understanding of Labor Markets in Transition

23 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2013 Last revised: 16 Apr 2023

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Hartmut Lehmann

University of Bologna - School of Economics, Management, and Statistics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Alexander Muravyev

Saint Petersburg Branch National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Klaus F. Zimmermann

Global Labor Organization (GLO); UNU-MERIT; Maastricht University, Department of Economics; Free University Berlin; University of Bonn; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Journal of Population Economics

Abstract

The paper presents the Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (ULMS), which is one of the most widely used household and labor force surveys in Eastern Europe. It is based on a statistically representative sample of the Ukrainian population aged between 15 and 72 years, comprising about 4,000 households and 8,500 individuals. The paper introduces the essential aspects of the ULMS, including sampling, survey instruments and content as well as discusses the current available data. Key details of the forthcoming 2012 wave of the survey are outlined. The article also provides an overview of major studies accomplished with the help of the ULMS data. The review suggests the usefulness and high potential of the survey in tackling important questions in labor economics and related fields.

Keywords: Ukraine, survey panel data, public use data, transition

JEL Classification: C83, J00, P20

Suggested Citation

Lehmann, Hartmut F. and Muravyev, Alexander and Zimmermann, Klaus F., The Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey: Towards a Better Understanding of Labor Markets in Transition. IZA Discussion Paper No. 7090, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2196755 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2196755

Hartmut F. Lehmann (Contact Author)

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