This paper studies the causal effect of technology transfer on early industrial development. Between 1950 and 1957, the Soviet Union supported the “156 Projects” in China for the construction of technologically advanced, large-scale, capital-intensive industrial facilities. We exploit...

This years conference will be the second annual conference of the Economics of Digitization Research Area of the CESifo Network. The area studies societal and economic consequences of digitization. It has a wide scope of relevant research and its aim is bring the leading researchers from both...

IAEE/NABE Session "Technology and the Future of Energy" Saturday, January 6, 2018 10:15 am, Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon A IAEE/USAEE Session "Energy Economics, Regime Changes, and Sustainability" Saturday January 6, 2018 12:30 pm, Marriott Downtown, Meeting Room 406 IAEE/AEA Session...

We welcome economic or econometric contributions on the following and related issues: - National safety as a public good - Strategic behavior and credible commitments (initiated by Thomas Schelling) - The theory of conflicts (initiated by Gordon Tullock, Jack Hirshleifer and Kai Konrad) - Theory...