Eastern Europe in Transition: From Recession to Growth. Proceedings of a Conference on the Macroeconomic Aspects of Adjustment, Cosponsored by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

摘要

Contents: The contraction of Eastern Europe's economies: Introduction to the conference; Stabilization and reform in Eastern Europe: Preliminary evaluation; Measurement and mismeasurement of economic activity during transition to the market; Making sense of the Soviet trade shock in Eastern Europe: A framework and some estimates; Output collapse in Eastern Europe: The role of credit; Enterprise adjustment in transition economies: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland; Output decline in the aftermath of reform: The cases of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Romania; Output decline in Hungary and Poland in 1990/1991: Structural change and aggregate shocks.