01707cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003046 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451854763 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kumar, Manmohan. Energy Pricing in the Soviet Union / Manmohan Kumar, Kent Osband. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991. 1 online resource (18 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 Energy exports, which are already the primary source of Soviet convertible currency earnings and an important contributor to the budget, could bring in much more revenue if the Soviet Union were to reduce its extremely high levels of energy consumption. To encourage this process, energy prices need to be raised substantially. Under plausible assumptions, it is shown that an increase in prices could yield sizable foreign exchange earnings. Large increases in energy prices could, however, threaten the solvency of industrial enterprises, precipitate major economic and social dislocation, and severely strain interrepublican economic relationships. Mode of access: Internet Osband, Kent. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/125 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/125/001.1991.issue-125-en.xml IMF e-Library