The IX International Conference in Economics and Finance

Mikhail Golosov (University of Chicago) was a moderator of the Conference.

Democratic Support for the Bolshevik Revolution: An Empirical Investigation of 1917 Constituent Assembly Elections

Andrei Markevich (NES) 

Economic Consequences of the 1933 Soviet Famine

Natalya Naumenko (George Mason University)

The Inception of Capitalism through the Lens of Firms

Krisztina Orban (NBER) 

The Determinants of News Content in Autocracy: Evidence from Coal Mines in China

Nancy Qian (Northwestern University) 

Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia

Maria Petrova (UPF, IPEG, Barcelona GSE, NES, CEPR)

Connecting to Power: Political Connections, Innovation, and Firm Dynamics

Alexey Makarin (EIEF) 

Tax Evasion of Politically Connected Firms

Ruben Enikolopov (NES, ICREA-UPF, IPEG)

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The Conference is arranged under the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).