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Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries »
Source: Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2010/223
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Montiel , Antonio Spilimbergo , and Prachi Mishra
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
ISBN: 9781455208883
Keywords: exchange rate, interest rate, institutions, bank lending, monetary transmission, central bank, government securities, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development,
This paper reviews monetary transmission mechanisms in low-income countries (LICs) to identify aspects of the channels that may operate differently in LICs relative to advanced and emerging economies. Given the wea...

Chapter III.4 The Exchange and Trade Systems »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. INTRODUCTION AND OUTLOOK 1 The exchange and trade system has continued to be largely shaped by central planning. Most trade and capi...

Chapter II.3 The New Reform Effort »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. THE REFORM DEBATE The deterioration of Soviet economic performance during the late 1980s, continuing at an accelerating rate into 1990, pointed clearly to the inadequacies of the...

Chapter V.2 Distribution »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
With the progressive dismantling of central planning and growing macro-economic imbalances, the distribution system has become one of the focal points of reform of the Soviet economy. The problems of the dis...

Chapter V.6 Energy »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. INTRODUCTION The USSR is well endowed with energy resources; according to Western estimates proven Soviet energy reserves include 58 billion barrels of crude oil, 52 trillion cubi...

Chapter IV.4 Foreign Direct Investment »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. INTRODUCTION Few, if any, countries offer as potentially attractive opportunities for large-scale foreign direct investment as the USSR: a vast internal market; a critical need fo...

Chapter V.1 Environment »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. THE CURRENT SITUATION The magnitude of environmental problems in the USSR cannot be estimated with precision: the information is partial and in some cases it has been distorted be...

Chapter V.7 Metals and Mining »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. THE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE METAL MINING INDUSTRY The metal mining and smelting operations of the USSR are found at widely scattered and often very remote locations thro...

Chapter II.2 Economic Developments And Reform Since 1985 »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
Numerous steps had been taken by the authorities in the early 1980s to raise productivity, including measures to strengthen labor discipline, tighten surveillance of output quality, improve enterprise reward...

Chapter IV.6 Labor Market, Social Safety Net, Education and Training »
Source: A Study of the Soviet Economy. 3-volume set : 3-Volume Set
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 December 1991
ISBN: 9789264134683
Keywords: prices, payments, credit, interest, wage
1. INTRODUCTION The transition to a market economy in the USSR will involve significant adjustments and social costs, and will require putting in place effective labor market and soc...