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The Estonian Currency Board: Its Introduction and Role in the Early Success of Estonia's Transition to a Market Economy

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  • Mr. Andres Sutt
  • Mr. Basil B. Zavoiceo
  • Mr. Adalbert Knöbl

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This paper reviews the history of the introduction of the Estonian kroon under a currency board arrangement. On June 20, 1992, Estonia became the first country from the former Soviet Union to abandon the Russian ruble and introduce its own currency. The paper looks at the factors behind this decision and discusses the implementation of the currency reform. It then assesses the economic impact of the reform and also compares Estonia's experience with that of its Baltic neighbors. It concludes that although the currency board arrangement made an important contribution to the early success of Estonia's economic stabilization and reform program, the underlying financial and structural policies were crucial for that success.

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  • Mr. Andres Sutt & Mr. Basil B. Zavoiceo & Mr. Adalbert Knöbl, 2002. "The Estonian Currency Board: Its Introduction and Role in the Early Success of Estonia's Transition to a Market Economy," IMF Working Papers 2002/096, International Monetary Fund.
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    1. Mr. Michael Marrese & Mr. Mark Scott Lutz & Mr. Tapio Saavalainen & Mr. Vincent Koen & Mr. Biswajit Banerjee & Mr. Thomas Krueger, 1995. "Road Maps of the Transition: The Baltics, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Russia," IMF Occasional Papers 1995/010, International Monetary Fund.
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    4. Bernadeta Baran, 2014. "Budgetary Discipline And Internal Devaluation – Estonian Method To Overcome The Crisis," Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 9(2), pages 9-23, June.

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