01525cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004438 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805253 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Belarus : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (36 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 The analysis of inflation developments in Belarus is hampered by widespread price controls. Persistence of common inflation is generally higher than that of actual inflation. Factor analysis assumes that covariation among time series can be explained by a few unobserved shocks (factors). The dependent variable in our estimations is growth in real GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, while the explanatory variable of interest is the annual rate of change in the terms of trade. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/315 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/315/002.2006.issue-315-en.xml IMF e-Library