01524cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013087 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589065093 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff Papers, Volume 53, No. 1. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (202 pages) IMF Staff 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 first issue for 2006 is anchored by two papers on Russia. The opening paper discusses Russia and the World Trade Organization, and the concluding paper, by John Odling-Smee (former Director of the IMF's European II Department), presents a comprehensive and authoritative history of the IMF's relations with Russia during the 1990s. Other articles in this issue cover rent-seeking behavior, estimations of government net capital stocks, and three papers cover different aspects of exchange rates. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 2006/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/2006/001/024.2006.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library