The output contractions during the initial transition stages in the Baltics and in Russia and the other CIS countries …

, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia for the period 1994-1999 it is shown that historical values for interest rates …

not proved easy. Using Russia as a case study, the magnitude of the problems faced is documented, and the strategy of … undertaking similar reforms, and the future agenda for completing these reforms in Russia is indicated …

This paper analyzes the evolution of interregional income inequality during transition in Russia. The transition matrix …

Although various factors point to a more arduous and longer transition in Russia than in Eastern Europe, the broad … budget constraints on enterprises. Financial assistance from the Government and the central bank to enterprises must be … Russia needs external financial assistance, it must be willing and able to pursue economic policies that ensure that the …

This paper discusses Russia’s balance of payments developments in recent years: the initial macroeconomic imbalances … and systemic shocks which set the stage for the critical balance of payments difficulties Russia faced in the early 1990s …; the lessons from the early phases of Russia’s economic reforms; the choices faced by the Russian Government and the …

As Russia’s transition unfolds, the traditional national accounts concepts and reporting mechanisms become increasingly …