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Industrial Output in the USSR and Russia, 1861—2012. Part II. Crises and Cycles
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2013-7-138-153
Abstract
Calculation of the aggregated "consensus" industrial production index has made it possible to date cyclical turning points and to measure the depth and length of the main industrial recessions in Russian Empire/USSR/Russia for the last century and a half. The most important causes of all these recessions are described. The cyclical volatility of Soviet/Russian industry is compared to that of American one.
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S. Smirnov
Institute “Center of Development”, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Smirnov S. Industrial Output in the USSR and Russia, 1861—2012. Part II. Crises and Cycles. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2013;(7):138-153. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2013-7-138-153
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