This paper examines the nature and scope of enterprise restructuring in Russia using two sources of firm-level data … restructuring measures that have been used in studies of privatized firms in Russia and other transition economies. Second, we apply … in Russia. …

whether the lack of economic growth is caused by the lack of enterprise restructuring. Complicating the debate in Russia is … demonstrating why the virtual economy model fails to accurately depict economic actions or outcomes in Russia. We develop the … evidence of the lack of enterprise restructuring in Russia stem from: (1) the lack of clear consensus about what constitutes …

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 …