In Russia, where the early transition’s economic pain was not alleviated by the same emotive high of “liberation and independence” experienced elsewhere in post-communist Europe, the drop in support for liberal economic and political values was comparatively steep and enduring. Evidence...

In Russia, where the early transition's economic pain was not alleviated by the same emotive high of 'liberation and independence' experienced elsewhere in post-communist Europe, the drop in support for liberal economic and political values was comparatively steep and enduring. Evidence from the...

This note argues that the most commonly used estimates of the size of the unofficial economies in the former Soviet republics are flawed. Most important, they are based on calculations that disregard the variation in unofficial economic activity across space in the pre-transition Soviet Union....

This note argues that the most commonly used estimates of the size of the unofficial economies in the former Soviet republics are flawed. Most important, they are based on calculations that disregard the variation in unofficial economic activity across space in the pre-transition Soviet Union....

This note argues that the most commonly used estimates of the size of the unofficial economies in the former Soviet republics are flawed. Most important, they are based on calculations that disregard the variation in unofficial economic activity across space in the pre-transition Soviet Union....

This note argues that the most commonly used estimates of the size of the unofficial economies in the former Soviet Republics are flawed. Most important, they are based on calculations that disregard the variation in unofficial economic activity across space in the pre-transition Soviet Union....