How Large Was the the Output Collapse in Russia? : Alternative Estimates and Welfare Implications /

The divergence between production and consumption indicators in Russia suggests that the magnitude of the output collapse in the course of the transition is overstated by the official statistics. Alternative estimates for real GDP are derived, which reconcile the official production and consumption...

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Main Author: Gavrilenkov, Evgeny
Other Authors: Koen, Vincent
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/154
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