The Economic Impact of IMF-Supported Programs in Low-Income Countries
Occasional Papers, October 4, 2013
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- Authors: Yasemin Bal Gündüz, Christian H Ebeke, Burcu Hacibedel, Linda Kaltani, Vera V Kehayova, Chris Lane, Christian Mumssen, Nkunde Mwase, Joseph Thornton
- Published: October 4, 2013
- Series: Occasional Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484394717.084
Summary and Objectives
- Aim: To assess the economic impact of the IMF’s support through its facilities for low-income countries.
- Two complementary econometric analyses:
- Longer-term impact of IMF engagement—primarily through successive medium-term programs under the Extended Credit Facility and its predecessors (and more recently the Policy Support Instrument)—on economic growth and a range of other indicators and socioeconomic outcomes.
- Role of IMF shock-related financing—through augmentations of Extended Credit Facility arrangements and short-term and emergency financing instruments—on short-term macroeconomic performance.
Scope and Thematic Coverage
- Primary focus areas (subjects listed in source):
- Asset and liability management
- Balance of payments
- Balance of payments need
- Current account balance
- Debt Relief
- Foreign direct investment
- Poverty
- Poverty Reduction
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords included in source:
- Balance of payments need
- Current account balance
- Debt relief
- Global
- IMF arrangement
- IMF dummy
- IMF engagement
- IMF program engagement
- IMF program support
- IMF staff calculation
- IMF support
- OP
- Poverty reduction
- Poverty reduction strategy
- program engagement
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Publication format: Occasional Papers (IMF eLibrary)
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Source: The Economic Impact of IMF-Supported Programs in Low-Income Countries (Occasional Paper No 2013/003), International Monetary Fund.