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Reassessing the standard of living in the Soviet Union : an analysis using archival and anthropometric data

Brainerd, Elizabeth (contributor) - 2006

Both Western and Soviet estimates of GNP growth in the USSR indicate that GNP per capita grew in every decade -- sometimes rapidly -- from 1928 to 1985. While this measure suggests that the standard of living improved in the USSR throughout this period, it is unclear whether this economic growth...

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Echoes of the past : the enduring impact of communism on contemporary freedom of speech values

Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2023

This paper studies the long-term consequences of communism on present-day freedom of expression values in two settings - East Germany and the states linked to the sphere of influence of the former USSR. Exploiting the natural experiment of German separation and later reunification, we show that...

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Double-edged sword: persistent effects of communism on life satisfaction

Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2021

Communism was a two-edged sword for the trustees of the former regime. Communist party members and their relatives enjoyed status and privileges, while secret police informants were often coerced to work clandestinely and gather compromising materials about friends, colleagues, and neighbors. We...

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Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth : evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics

Brainerd, Elizabeth; Malkova, Olga - 2023

Can a policy intervention in the stressful first year after a birth affect marital stability? We examine this question using a large expansion in maternity benefits in 1982 in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The program provided partially paid leave until the child's first...

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Rising intergenerational income persistence in China

Fan, Yi; Yi, Junjian; Zhang, Junsen - 2019

This paper documents an increasing intergenerational income persistence in China since economic reforms were introduced …

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Human capital and the economic convergence mechanism : evidence from China

Zhang, Xiaboei; Li, Haizheng; Wang, Xiaojun; Fleisher, … - 2019

data from China. We specify alternative measures of human capital and apply them to an enhanced growth model which we …

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The hukou impact on the Chinese wage structure

Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - 2017

Faster urbanization plays a key role in the Chinese economic transformation. However, at the Lewis turning point, the hukou institution constitutes a serious risk to the process, as it restricts the access of migrants to public services offered by cities. To attract further migration, firms...

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Unequal consequences of COVID-19 across age and income: representative evidence from six countries

Belot, Michèle; Choi, Syngjoo; Tripodi, Egon; Van den … - 2020

been affected across six countries (China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, UK and US). We first document changes in income …

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The economic burden of chronic diseases : estimates and projections for China, Japan and South Korea

Bloom, David E.; Chen, Simiao; Kuhn, Michael; McGovern, … - 2017

China, Japan, and South Korea, and estimate the economic burden of chronic conditions in five domains (cardiovascular … non-communicable diseases over the period 2010-2030 are $16 trillion for China (measured in real USD with the base year …-effectiveness analysis by identifying some intervention strategies to reduce disease prevalence in China that are cost beneficial and …

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Returns to skills and the speed of reforms : evidence from Central and Eastern Europe, China, and Russia

Fleisher, Belton M. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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