In China, local governments have actively contributed to the growth of new firms. In Russia, local governments have … behavior of local governments in Russia. First, capture by old firms, leading local governments to protect them from … present in China, but not in Russia. Transition in China has taken place under the tight control of the communist party. As a …

) by the Nazis during World War II and long-run economic and political outcomes within Russia. Cities that experienced the … it induced in the social structure, in particular the size of the middle class, across different regions of Russia …

This paper studies structural transformation of Soviet Russia in 1928-1940 from an agrarian to an industrial economy … through the lens of a two-sector neoclassical growth model. We construct a large dataset that covers Soviet Russia during 1928 …-1940 and Tsarist Russia during 1885-1913. We use a two-sector growth model to compute sectoral TFPs as well as distortions and …

This paper examines the effect of banking on economic growth in modern Russia. To overcome simultaneity and selection …