We document a statistical association between the severity of the persecution and mass murder of Jews (the Holocaust …) 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 …

We document a statistical association between the severity of the persecution and mass murder of Jews (the Holocaust …) 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 book studies the evolution of the middle class in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. Using data from the … class and a description of the economic situation in Russia during the transition period. Particular attention is given to … semiparametric "mixture model" to discover how many different groups may be derived from the income distribution in Russia, as well …