assistance (treated projects), while others were eventually realized by China only without any Soviet technology or assistance …, using evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance. Between 1950and 1957, the Soviet Union supported the so-called “156 technology … transfer projects” in China, that involved the construction of large capital-intensive plants in heavy industries, the transfer …

1950 and 1957, the Soviet Union supported the “156 Projects” in China for building technologically advanced industrial … facilities. We exploit idiosyncratic delays in project completion and the unexpected end of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, and show … that receiving both Soviet technology and know-how had large, persistent effects on plant performance, while the effects of …

We examine the value of a statistical life (VSL) in interwar Soviet Union. Our approach requires addressing the …

1950 and 1957, the Soviet Union supported the "156 Projects" in China for building technologically advanced industrial … facilities. We exploit idiosyncratic delays in project completion and the unexpected end of the Sino-Soviet Alliance, and show … that receiving both Soviet technology and know-how had large, persistent effects on plant performance, while the effects of …

This volume examines the USSR's involvement in West Africa during the 1950s and 1960s as aid donor, trade partner, and … performance in the 1950s, the USSR opened itself up to the world and launched a series of programs aimed at supporting the search … colonial domination, looked at the USSR as an example to strengthen political and economic independence. Based on extensive …

players from the former Soviet Union acted as a cartel in international tournaments - intentionally drawing against one … another in order to focus effort on non-Soviet opponents - to maximize the chance of some Soviet winning. Using data from … international qualifying tournaments as well as USSR national tournaments, we estimate models to test for collusion. Our results are …