This study presents estimation of production functions for the Soviet industry from the 1951—1970 data. Different specifications and estimation procedures were tried. The results diverged on a wide range and this may have serious implications. The paper shows possible effects of different...

This paper presents the econometric model of the Soviet economy that was built at the Osteuropa Institut in Munich. In the core of the model is the adaptive planning equation. Other equations are presented and discussed as well. The model is tested by ex post forcast and then some policy...