Data and Code for: The long-run effects of R&D place-based policies: Evidence from Russian Science Cities

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Helena Schweiger, EBRD; Alexander Stepanov, EBRD; Paolo Zacchia, CERGE-EI

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  reconstruction_replication_package 08/24/2021 12:44:PM

Project Citation: 

Schweiger, Helena, Stepanov, Alexander , and Zacchia, Paolo. Data and Code for: The long-run effects of R&D place-based policies: Evidence from Russian Science Cities. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-07-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E140861V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This is the publicly available data and code accompanying the article. 

Abstract: We study the long-run effects of historical place-based R\&D policies: the creation of Science Cities in Soviet Russia. We compare current demographic and economic characteristics of Science Cities with those of localities that were similar to them at the time of their establishment. We find that in present-day Russia, Science Cities are more innovative and productive, host more highly skilled workers, and pay them higher salaries. We interpret these findings as the result of the interaction between persistence and agglomeration forces; we rule out explanations related to the differential use of public resources.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources None

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Science Cities; Place-based policies; Agglomeration; Russia
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      N94 Regional and Urban History: Europe: 1913-
      O38 Technological Change: Government Policy
      P25 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
      R58 Regional Development Planning and Policy
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Russia
Universe:  View help for Universe Russian municipalities
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; census/enumeration data; geographic information system (GIS) data; program source code
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Please see the README.pdf file for details of data collection.

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Not applicable
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Not applicable
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Various, see README.pdf and Online Appendix B for details. 
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Scales:  View help for Scales Not applicable.
Weights:  View help for Weights Not applicable
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Russian municipalities

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