This note isolates an overlooked economic force for the Ruble to appreciate in response to international sanctions limiting exports to Russia. The economic intuition is that when Russians are unable to buy the mix of foreign goods they wish, then foreign goods becomes less attractive, increasing...

We show that the exchange rate may appreciate or depreciate depending on the specific mix of sanctions imposed, even if the underlying equilibrium allocation is the same. Sanctions that limit a country's imports tend to appreciate the country's exchange rate, while sanctions that limit exports...

The sharp devaluation of the ruble in 2014 increased the real returns to Russians from working in a global online labor marketplace, as contracts in this market are dollar-denominated. Russians clearly noticed the opportunity, with Russian hours-worked increasing substantially, primarily on the...

"The Ruble is a political history of Russian money from Catherine the Great to Vladimir Lenin. It traces the evolution of the Russian state and society through the analysis of monetary reforms. The Ruble argues that currency constituted an important element of Russian political organization -...

"Money did not become obsolete under Communism. The ruble remained a key feature of Soviet life. After World War II, money became an essential tool of the Soviet government. A strong ruble represented the nation's promise of future prosperity, but its failure to deliver improved purchasing power...

The current ruble crisis causes much trouble for many of those eastern European countries like Russia and its neighbour countries: Strong ruble depreciation and high inflation for consumer goods are its most negative consequences. Because the ruble is only a national currency, but not a world...

The key factor in the strengthening of the real exchange rate of the ruble in the 2000s was the transformation based growth of Russia's economy (the Balassa-Samuelson effect) coupled with the improving foreign trade conditions. As can be concluded on the basis of data for Q4 2014, for the...

The Russian government implemented a wheat export tax in February 2015 to reduce food inflationary pressures resulting from the rouble’s dramatic devaluation. This article discusses the causes of the rouble’s instability and volatility, and the effects of the export controls on domestic...

Dieser Beitrag fasst einige Grundlagen zum Management betrieblicher Währungsrisiken kurz zusammen. Darauf werden die Bewegungen der deutsch-russischen (bzw. europäisch-russischen) Währungsparitäten aufgezeigt. Es ergeben sich signifikante Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit deutscher...

Dieser Beitrag fasst einige Grundlagen zum Management betrieblicher Währungsrisiken kurz zusammen. Darauf werden die Bewegungen der deutsch-russischen (bzw. europäisch-russischen) Währungsparitäten aufgezeigt. Es ergeben sich signifikante Auswirkungen auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit deutscher...

В работе проведен анализ понятия резервных валют и их роли в современной мировой платежной системе. Последовательно рассмотрены определение резервных валют,...

The paper analyzes perspectives of the ruble as s regional reserve currency in the CIS region. Greater use of the rouble, as well as other national currencies could have a positive impact on reducing the currency risk and the need for additional accumulation of currency reserves in dollars and...

In 1998, the Russian Federation experienced one of the most severe emerging market crises of the 1997–2001 period. It occurred less than six months after the attainment of single-digit inflation, which was supposed to launch the economy onto a sustainable growth path. This note sets out why...

В статье рассмотрены проекты реформирования мировой валютной системы, предложенные различными странами в условиях мирового финансово-экономического кризиса....

The paper analyzes the causes of the monetary disintegration of the FSU, stages of this disintegration, and macroeconomic consequences of this process. The subsequent sections analyze economic and political conditions of the successful existence of the common currency area, the process of...

В статье оцениваются возможности выполнения российским рублем функций свободно используемой (резервной) валюты. Автором выявлены позитивные изменения в...

In recent years, as a result of a strong demand for energy and other natural resources, Russia's economy has experienced impressive growth. Russia's re-emergence as a political and, particularly, economic power have allowed it to increase policy support to its agricultural sector. Russia's size,...

Surveys rank Russians among the unhappiest people in the world. Contrary to popular accounts of a uniquely melancholic national character, the subjective wellbeing of Russians depends heavily on both individual and collective economic wellbeing. Individual differences in living standards account...

This paper summarizes the IMF advice on the ruble area as it was presented to the national authorities in Russia, the Baltic countries, and other states of the former Soviet Union in 1991-93. In the course of doing so, the paper corrects some misperceptions that have arisen about the IMF''s...