The Utilization-Adjusted Output Gap : Is the Russian Economy Overheating? /

This paper estimates the output gap in Russia using a utilization-adjusted production function approach, which we argue is preferable to traditional output gap methods. The approach amounts to (1) using available surveys to estimate the "natural rates" of capacity and labor utilization abo...

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1. Verfasser: Oomes, Nienke
Weitere Verfasser: Dynnikova, Oksana
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/068
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF