Getting Personal : Networks , Institutions , and Stratification in the Russian Labor Market , 1985 - 2001
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We use employment histories from the Survey of Stratification and Migration Dynamics in Russia (total N=7167) to examine how the role of personal networks in the Russian labor market evolved from 1985 through 2001 and how networks relate to patterns of social stratification in Russia. Because this period saw dramatic institutional changes associated with market transition, it offers a unique opportunity to assess whether broad institutional factors shape the prevalence or advantages of networks. We hypothesize and find specific institutional influences on the prevalence of networks based on employer-side considerations. We situate the mixed findings from our analyses of the “returns” to networks within recent debates regarding whether job contacts offer workers an advantage and how social capital shapes post-socialist inequalities involving gender, education, and former Communist Party members. We also find support for a novel hypothesis regarding variations in the use of networks by type of locality.
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Between Exchange and Reciprocity: The Interplay of Institutions and Social Networks in the Russian Labor Market
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