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The Nobel Prize Winner's Skeleton in the Closet: How a Bank Robbery and Geopolitics Shaped Simon Kuznets' Early Identity

Vladimir M . Moskovkin

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To investigate the early life incidents of Simon Kuznets that influenced his character and professional identity.
Analysis of correspondence with Kuznets' relatives
Utilization of archival findings from historian Alexander Ilyin
Examination of family circumstances surrounding bank embezzlement and emigration efforts
Kuznets' father's embezzlement led to the family's social displacement and forced emigration to America.
The family faced discrimination and geopolitical challenges after the Treaty of Riga in 1921.
Kuznets and his brother used forged passports, highlighting a paradox in Kuznets' later work on economic statistics.

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This article uncovers how Simon Kuznets' early life shaped his identity amidst embezzlement and geopolitical challenges.

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Vladimir M . Moskovkin (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080acea487c87a6a40cbba https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20182398

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