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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Alan
dc.contributor.authorMavisakalyan, Astghik
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:29:15Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:29:15Z
dc.date.created2016-02-04T19:30:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, A. and Mavisakalyan, A. 2015. Russian language skills and employment in the Former Soviet Union. Economics of Transition. 23 (3): pp. 625-656.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39033
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ecot.12075
dc.description.abstract

During the Soviet era, proficiency in the Russian language was often a ticket to attractive employment opportunities in the member republics. Does it still contribute to securing employment in the former Soviet republics after two decades of transition? Using data from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the years 2008-2010, this paper demonstrates that Russian language skills remain economically valuable. The baseline estimates suggest that Russian language skills increase probability of employment by about 6 (males) and 9 (females) percentage points. Our results bear important implications for the ongoing debates on language policies in the post-Soviet countries.

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing
dc.titleRussian language skills and employment in the Former Soviet Union
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume23
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage625
dcterms.source.endPage656
dcterms.source.issn0967-0750
dcterms.source.titleEconomics of Transition
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Duncan, A. and Mavisakalyan, A. 2015. Russian language skills and employment in the Former Soviet Union. Economics of Transition. 23 (3): pp. 625-656, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/ecot.12075. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html

curtin.departmentBankwest-Curtin Economics Centre
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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