Contents
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File 1 (32k pdf file) |
Part 1 |
| Statement by Mr. Thomas Bernes, Chairman of the Evaluation Group on the External Evaluation of the Fund's Research Activities, Executive Board Meeting, September 7, 1999 |
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| Summing Up by the Acting Chairman, Report of External Evaluators on the Fund's Exonomic Research Activities, Executive Board Meeting, September 7, 1999 |
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File 2 (252k pdf file) |
Part 2 |
| Report of the External Evaluation Committee on the IMF's Economic Research Activities |
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List of Committee Members |
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Executive Summary and Recommendations |
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Introduction
Objectives of the evaluation
How was the evaluation conducted?
Structure of the report
Research and the wider environment of the Fund |
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The Role of Research
What is research and why is it needed at the Fund?
The Nature and organization of economic research in the Fund
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The Committee's Evaluation of Research Activities
Evaluation of Research Output
Evaluation of Inputs and the Research Process |
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Recommendations for Change
Key Recommendations
Supplementary Recommendations
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Annexes
I. Terms of References
II. The Nature and Organization of Economic Research in the Fund
III. The Review Process
IV. Organizational Chart
V. Glossary |
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Bibliography |
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Boxes and Tables
Case Study of Research on Inflation Targeting
The Fund's Performance Assessment and Rating System
Research by Country Specificity, 1995-1998
Research by Type of Country, 1995-1998
Research by Department, 1995-1998
Research by Research Topic, 1995-1998
Research by Document Type and Department, 1995- 1998
Comparison of Citations of IMF Staff Papers, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and World Bank Economic Review (Citations of 1991 and 1995 Articles)
Comparison of Journals Citing Staff Papers, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and World Bank Economic Review (Citations of 1991 and 1995 Articles)
1971-1999 Citations of Staff Papers Articles Published in Selected Years (Excluding Citations in IMF Staff Papers)
1971-1997 Comparison of Total Citations (Over Selected Time Periods) of Staff Papers Articles Published in Selected Years (Excluding Citations in Staff Papers)
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File 3 (84k pdf file) |
Part 3 |
| Comments by the Managing Director on the Report of the External Evaluators on the Fund's Economic Research Activities, Executive Board Meeting, September 7, 1999 |
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Part 4 |
| Staff Response to the External Evaluation of the IMF's Economic Research Activities |