Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Berger, Helge; Haan, Jakob de - 2002
holdings scaled to imports and economic growth, as well as investment are robustly related to IMF credit supply. Arguably …We test weather, in addition to economic conditions, IMF credit is influenced by political factors. On the basis of a …, these results are broadly consistent with the IMF's mission. The only political variables, which appear to be related to …