This paper estimates the causal effect of technology and knowledge transfers on early industrial development using the Sino-Soviet Alliance of the 1950s as a natural experiment. Between 1950 and 1957, …
PublishedQuarterly Journal of EconomicsOnline 26 Feb 2026Published Apr 2026
This paper investigates whether and how a CEO's inherited generalized trust enhances innovation within firms, offering a micro-foundation for the well-documented macro-level relationship between …