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The Emergence of Non-monetary Means of Payment in the Russian Economy

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  • Mario Gara
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    The widespread use of non-cash payments in Russia is the result of a complex bundle of factors: tax evasion, established networks of enterprises and policy-induced causes. By use of non-monetary payments, agents have relaxed their liquidity constraints, but they still lack the financial resources needed to undertake investment and restructuring. Banks' credit provision is based on criteria other than the profitability of the recipient of the funds. The interest rate, coupled with the restructuring of the banking sector, could operate as an effective lever that may lead to a more economically consistent management of liquidity and could also reduce capital flight.

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    Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Post-Communist Economies.

    Volume (Year): 13 (2001)
    Issue (Month): 1 ()
    Pages: 5-39

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    1. Vlad Ivanenko, 2004. "Access to liquidity and non-monetary trade in Russia," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 16(1), pages 21-38.
    2. Kim, Byung-Yeon & Pirttilä, Jukka & Rautava, Jouko, 2001. "Money, Barter and Inflation in Russia," BOFIT Discussion Papers 15/2001, Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition.

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