01867cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001328 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451857306 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Mumssen, Christian. Determinants of Barter in Russia : An Empirical Analysis / Christian Mumssen, Irina Dolinskaya, Simon Commander, Irina Tytell. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (33 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 This paper analyzes the causes and consequences of non-monetary transactions in Russia, drawing on a large enterprise survey. We show that barter and offsets are linked to liquidity problems at the level of the firm and to arrears in particular. We find evidence that the state has channeled implicit subsidies to enterprises in the form of tax and utility offsets. The findings help explain the rise of non-monetary transactions during much of the 1990s. We show that non-monetary transactions inhibit enterprise restructuring. Our findings suggest that a policy solution to the non-cash problem would require the state and public utilities to phase out arrears and offsets. Mode of access: Internet Commander, Simon. Dolinskaya, Irina. Tytell, Irina. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/155 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/155/001.2000.issue-155-en.xml IMF e-Library