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When Does Capacity Development Achieve Good Outcomes? Evidence from the IMF Results-Based Management Data

By Antonio Bassanetti

December 3, 2021

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Antonio Bassanetti. When Does Capacity Development Achieve Good Outcomes? Evidence from the IMF Results-Based Management Data, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2021) accessed November 9, 2024

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Summary

Capacity development is one of the IMF’s core activities. Its impact is monitored through a Results-Based Management framework. Using for the first time the resulting dataset, the paper investigates how the likelihood of achieving targeted outcomes correlates with macroeconomic conditions and project-specific characteristics. Results indicate a positive correlation with per capita GDP growth and the involvement of resident advisors and regional centers. Results also confirm lower chances of achieving targeted outcomes for fragile, conflict-affected, and small states as well as in complex projects. These findings inform Fund CD strategy, prioritization and delivery to help member countries achieve better outcomes.

Subject: Central bank operations, Central banks, Econometric analysis, Probit models, Revenue administration, Tax administration core functions

Keywords: Capacity Development, CD Project design, Central bank operations, Core activity, Evaluation, IMF CD, Management data, Middle East and Central Asia, Outcome rating, Probit models, Results chain, Results-Based Management, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tax administration core functions, Western Hemisphere

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    30

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2021/285

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2021285

  • ISBN:

    9781616357146

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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