Reconstruction of the Unified Soviet National Economic Balance Tables, 1970 - 1983: A Replication and Evaluation of Steinberg's Reconstruction Methodology. Volume 1: Technical

This report summarizes DSA's replication and evaluation of the Dmitri Steinberg methodology for reconstructing the unified National Economic Balance (NEB) tables of the Soviet Union--which are used by Soviet economic planners to provide an integrated statistical representation of all of the mat...

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Main Authors: Zelina, Michael W, Pugh, George E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Programming and Software
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
DATA BASES
ECONOMICS
Economics and Cost Analysis
METHODOLOGY
NEB(NATIONAL ECONOMIC BALANCE)
SOVIET DEFENSE ECONOMICS
STEINBERG D
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
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Summary:This report summarizes DSA's replication and evaluation of the Dmitri Steinberg methodology for reconstructing the unified National Economic Balance (NEB) tables of the Soviet Union--which are used by Soviet economic planners to provide an integrated statistical representation of all of the material and financial resources flows in the Soviet economy. Both the original Steinberg reconstruction effort and the present DSA study were sponsored by the DoD office of Net Assessment, as part of a continuing effort to develop a better understanding of Soviet defense economics. To provide an accurate and fully documented replication of Steinberg's methodology, special purpose software tools were developed which made it possible to accomplish the DSA version of the reconstruction in the context of a fully computerized and self-documenting process. As a consequence, the DSA version of the reconstruction is embodied in a well-documented computerized data base, which can serve as a foundation for a wide variety of future analyses of the Soviet economy.