?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4120%2F&rft.title=Employment+and+Unemployment+in+Russia+from+Microeconomic+Perspective&rft.creator=Busse%2C+M.&rft.description=The+Economic+Transition+and+Integration+(ETI)+Project+at+the+International+Institute+for+Applied+Systems+Analysis+(IIASA)+has+built+on+the+institute's+tradition+of+promoting+collaborative+research+between+East+and+West.+The+ETI+Project's+proven+ability+in+dealing+with+issues+pertaining+to+the+transformation+from+central+planning+to+market+economies+has+been+valuable+for+policy-makers+and+scientists+alike.+As+a+result%2C+the+government+of+the+Russian+Federation+turned+in+1992+to+the+ETI+Project+to+organize+a+series+of+seminars+and+provide+reports+on+topics+of+concern+to+the+government.+The+Ford+Foundation+and+Pew+Charitable+Trusts+have+generously+provided+financial+support+for+the+seminar+series.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+report+summarizes+the+contribution+of+participants+at+a+seminar+held+at+IIASA+on+23-25+June+1994+%22Employment+and+Unemployment+in+Russia+from+a+Microeconomic+Perspective.%22+This+workshop+was+an+attempt+to+deepen+the+understanding+of+and+unveil+some+of+the+mysteries+in+Russian+employment+and+unemployment.+Topics+ranged+from+the+demographics+of+employment+to+the+lack+of+unemployment+despite+severe+output+declines%2C+and+from+in-depth+studies+of+certain+sectors+and+industries+to+comparisons+with+some+Central+European+employment+circumstances.+More+specifically%2C+seminar+participants+presented+papers+and+had+discussions+in+five+research+areas%3A+recent+developments+in+employment+and+unemployment%2C+adjustments+in+the+use+of+labor%2C+case+studies%2C+the+experience+of+East+European+countries+in+unemployment+concentrated+to+regions+and+sectors%2C+and+finally+future+prospects+of+employment.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+wide+array+of+paper+presentations+and+discussions+was+enhanced+by+the+willingness+of+workshop+participants+from+Russia%2C+Central+and+Eastern+Europe%2C+and+the+West+to+share+their+experiences+and+engage+each+other+with+provocative+thoughts.+Through+this+iterative+process%2C+the+workshop+was+successful+in+shedding+light+on+the+empirical+facts+of+employment+and+unemployment%2C+better+understand+some+mysteries+surrounding+facets+of+this+data%2C+and+in+the+end+make+some+valuable+speculation+about+the+future+of+employment+and+unemployment+in+Russia.&rft.publisher=WP-94-091&rft.date=1994-09&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4120%2F1%2FWP-94-091.pdf&rft.identifier=++Busse%2C+M.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F1777.html%3E++(1994).++Employment+and+Unemployment+in+Russia+from+Microeconomic+Perspective.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-94-091+++++