01590cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003539 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451824100 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Lithuania : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 Selected Issues paper looks at short-term inflation dynamics in the new member states (NMS) of the European Union, focusing on the role of monetary policy regimes. It models the determinants of inflation in the NMS and assesses how different theoretical frameworks best fit the data. The paper investigates the macroeconomic performance of currency boards within the group of NMS, evaluates their role in reducing inflation, and identifies some of their distinctive characteristics. The paper also examines the current account sustainability for Lithuania. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/122 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/122/002.2005.issue-122-en.xml IMF e-Library