01626cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000793 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451842029 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lybek, Tonny. Central Bank Autonomy, and Inflation and Output Performance in the Baltic States, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, 1995-1997 / Tonny Lybek. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students A higher degree of de jure autonomy and accountability of the central banks of the Baltic states, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union appears to be positively correlated with lower average inflation. There also seems to be some positive correlation between greater central bank autonomy and higher average real growth, after the initial period of reforms. Central banks with a higher degree of autonomy and accountability have apparently also reformed their operations more aggressively. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/004/001.1999.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library