Structural reforms, IMF programs and capacity building an empirical investigation

This paper investigates the role that International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs and capacity building play in fostering structural reforms. To do so, we exploit two novel datasets on IMF capacity building and structural reforms available for over one hundred IMF member countries over the period 198...

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Autor principal: Arezki, Rabah (-)
Autor Corporativo: Fondo Monetario Internacional. Institute for Capacity Development (-)
Otros Autores: Quintyn, Marc, Toscani, Frederik
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund cop. 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
IMF working paper ; WP/232.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33435431*spi
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Sumario:This paper investigates the role that International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs and capacity building play in fostering structural reforms. To do so, we exploit two novel datasets on IMF capacity building and structural reforms available for over one hundred IMF member countries over the period 1980 - 2010. The main results are threefold. First, there is a general association between IMF programs and structural reforms but this relationship is not very robust. Second, IMF training leads to an increase in structural reforms but only through IMF programs and only when a significant share of public servants is trained. Third, IMF technical assistance does not significantly lead to more structural reforms but raises the likelihood of completion of ongoing IMF programs. Our results are robust to a large number of checks, estimators and correcting for endogeneity.
Notas:"Institute for Capacity Development."
"September 2012."
Descripción Física:29 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas.
ISBN:9781475511543
9781475511567