Brana, Sophie; Maurel, Mathilde - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1999
The rapid growth of barter is one of the most surprising phenomena in Russia: As a percentage of industrial sales it … monthly data collected by the central bank of Russia, the Goskomstat, and the Russian Economic Barometer (REB), to emphasize … the macro-economic features of barter in Russia, and, more specifically, the link between monetary policy and bartering …