Skills Shortages and Training in Russian Enterprises

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Anna Lukiyanova

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

Rostislav Kapeliushnikov

National Research University Higher School of Economics; Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Vladimir Gimpelson

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Yevgeniya Savchenko

World Bank; Georgetown University

Hong Tan

World Bank

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Date Written: May 1, 2007

Abstract

In the transition to a market economy, the Russian workforce underwent a wrenching period of change, with excess supply of some industrial skills coexisting with reports of skills shortages by many enterprises. This paper uses data from the Russia Competitiveness and Investment Climate Survey and related local research to gain insight into the changing supply and demand for skills over time, and the potential reasons for reported staffing problems and skills shortages, including labor turnover, compensation policies, and the inhibiting effects of labor regulations. It discusses in-service training as an enterprise strategy for meeting staffing and skills needs, and presents evidence on the distribution, intensity, and determinants of in-service training in Russia. It investigates the productivity and wage outcomes of in-service training, and the supportive role of training in firms' research and development and innovative activities. A final section concludes with some policy implications of the findings.

Keywords: Education For All, Access & Equity in Basic Education, Labor Markets, Primary Education, Teaching and Learning

Suggested Citation

Lukiyanova, Anna and Kapeliushnikov, Rostislav and Gimpelson, Vladimir and Savchenko, Yevgeniya and Savchenko, Yevgeniya and Tan, Hong, Skills Shortages and Training in Russian Enterprises (May 1, 2007). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4222, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=984122

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