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Gulags, crime, and elite violence : origins and consequences of the Russian mafia

Lonsky, Jakub - 2020

that the distance to the nearest camp is a strong negative predictor of mafia presence in Russia's communities in the early …, I examine the effects of mafia presence on local crime and elite violence in mid-1990s Russia. In particular, I show …

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Revealed in transition : the political effect of planning's legacy

Natchov, Timur V.; Pyle, William - 2022

-marketshock structures of production. Tracking voting outcomes at the district level in Russia's presidential elections, we document …

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Managerial and financial barriers to the net-zero transition

Haas, Ralph de; Martin, Ralf; Muûls, Mirabelle; … - 2021

We use data on 11,233 firms across 22 emerging markets to analyze how credit constraints and low-quality firm management inhibit corporate investment in green technologies. For identification we exploit quasi-exogenous variation in local credit conditions and in exposure to weather shocks. Our...