Transition Economies After Ten Years / Stanley Fischer, Ratna Sahay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Stanley, author.

Sahay, Ratna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transition flow.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000.

Summary:

This paper summarizes the macroeconomic performance of the transition economies. We first review the initial conditions confronting these economies, the reform strategy that was proposed, and the associated controversies that arose a decade ago. We then account for the widely different outcomes, highlighting the role of exogenous factors and the macroeconomic and structural policies adopted by the countries. We find that both stabilization policies and structural reforms, particularly privatization, contribute to growth. We also conclude that the faster is the speed of reforms, the quicker is the recovery and the higher is growth.

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