Состоялось очередное заседание научного семинара "Политическая экономика"

Докладчик: David Szakonyi (Columbia University)
Тема: Returns to the Party: Measuring Political Discrimination in the Russian Job Market

What is the value of political connections for employment prospects? Numerous works have found that individuals that are members of ruling political parties enjoy preferential hiring, superior opportunities for career advancement, and a wage premium over other non-affiliated jobseekers. Similar dynamics are well-documented at the firm level, as enterprises with strong political connections regularly receive privileged treatment in obtaining financial and non-financial resources. However, such findings may be biased because political connections (both those aligned and not aligned with various government bodies) are not randomly assigned to individuals and may reflect other underlying attributes, such as human or social capital. To overcome these pitfalls, we employ an audit experiment (or correspondence test) to randomly send fictitious resumes with different types of political work experience in response to vacancies in private firms in Moscow. The results of the pilot study are presented, alongside an expanded research design for future implementation.

Заседание состоялось 30.04.2013 в   18.15   по адресу: г. Москва, улица Шаболовка, дом 26, корпус 4, аудитория   4322.