IMF Working Papers

Recent Trade Policies and An Approach to Further Reform in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union

By Michael P. Leidy, Ali Ibrahim

July 1, 1996

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Michael P. Leidy, and Ali Ibrahim. Recent Trade Policies and An Approach to Further Reform in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed November 23, 2024
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper reviews the extent to which the Fund’s trade policy advice to the Baltic countries, Russia and other countries of the Former Soviet Union has been implemented. It broadly traces the evolution of trade policies, emphasizing the period from mid-1993 through end-1995, attempting to identify some of the factors affecting uneven progress in trade reform. Based on insights from the public choice literature on endogenous policy theory, the paper makes recommendations for refining Fund advice with a view to facilitating future progress on the trade-policy front.

Subject: Exports, Imports, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade liberalization, Trade policy

Keywords: Baltics, Customs union, Exchange rate, Export tax, Exports, Factor market, Free trade, FSU country, Government import program, Imports, Order system, Tariffs, Trade liberalization, Trade policy, Trade regime, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    58

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1996/071

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0711996

  • ISBN:

    9781451959970

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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