Reassessing the standard of living in the soviet union: An analysis using archival and anthropometric data

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-117

  Brainerd, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; LIVING STANDARD; POPULATION SIZE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

USSR;

EID: 77952370487     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050710000069     Document Type: Review

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