Autopsy on an empire: Understanding mortality in Russia and the former soviet union

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-130

  Brainerd, Elizabeth ^a,b,c,d   Cutler, David M ^e,f  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 17044401784     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330053147921     Document Type: Article

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