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Policy Experiences and Issues in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union

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  • Mr. Daniel Citrin
  • Ashok Lahiri

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This papers reviews the common challenges and key issues in the transition process, including the decline in output and determinants of future growth; the behavior of inflation and velocity and implications for stabilization policy; interenterprise arrears; fixed versus flexible exchange rates in stabilization; external financial assistance; and the political economy of macro stabilization, Russia and the IMF.

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  • Mr. Daniel Citrin & Ashok Lahiri, 1995. "Policy Experiences and Issues in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union," IMF Occasional Papers 1995/005, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfops:1995/005
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