Russia's Output Collapse and Recovery
Author | : Eteri Kvintradze |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2010-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781451982596 |
ISBN-13 | : 1451982593 |
Rating | : 4/5 (593 Downloads) |
Download or read book Russia's Output Collapse and Recovery written by Eteri Kvintradze and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The health of the Russian economy still depends heavily on natural resource revenues. The history of the economic collapse and recovery in 1970–2004 provides new evidence on the sources of Russian economic growth, while a survey of the economic literature suggests that the Russian economy could be viewed as a weighted combination of virtual and normal forces. If the Russian economy is considered to be dominated by normal market economy forces, higher energy export receipts provide an opportunity for structural reforms while compensating for social costs, making the economy less vulnerable to decline in world energy prices. However, the domination of virtual forces—value transfers from the energy sector to strategic enterprises—suggests that high world energy prices are masking an inefficient manufacturing sector, and that the Russian economy is highly vulnerable to energy price declines.