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Paraguay; Request for Stand-By Arrangement-Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Paraguay
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The authorities’ program for 2003–05, supported by the previous Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), successfully stabilized the economy despite difficult conditions. A new economic program for 2006–08 is needed to consolidate macroeconomic stability, address remaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245700
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A Model of the Imf As a Coinsurance Arrangement
Chami, Ralph; Shim, Ilhyock; Sharma, Sunil - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
of the coinsurance arrangement is examined under different loan contracts offered by the IMF. The analysis suggests that …, if the IMF’s objective is to safeguard its resources and be concerned about the welfare of the borrower, an ex ante loan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264158
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Vested Interests in a Positive Theory of IFI Conditionality
Mourmouras, Alex; Mayer, Wolfgang - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Understanding of the domestic political environment is key to building broad country ownership and the successful implementation of reform programs supported by international financial institutions (IFIs). But recipient countries are not unitary actors: policymakers are influenced by special...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825788
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International Financial Contagion and the Fund; A Theoretical Framework
Clark, Peter B.; Huang, Haizhou - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
a lower IMF rate. Highly indebted countries hit by large negative shocks to output will default. The resulting reduction … further rounds of defaults. In this environment the IMF can limit default and internalize the externality generated by … contagion through its lending with conditionality. We characterize the IMF's optimal lending decision in mitigating the loss in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826144
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Is Policy Ownership An Operational Concept?
Boughton, James M.; Mourmouras, Alex - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
IMF lending is generally conditional on specified policies and outcomes. These conditions usually are negotiated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826172
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On the Viability of Conditional Assistance Programs
Mayer, Wolfgang; Mourmouras, Alex - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Economic adjustment and reform programs, including those supported by international financial institutions (IFIs), must cope with informational asymmetries and special interest politics. This presents a particularly serious issue when IFIs make structural economic reforms a condition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768733
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Who's in Charge? Ownership and Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs
Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
IMF lending is conditional on a country's commitment to carry out an agreed program of economic policies. Unless that … interaction between the IMF and the borrower. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768796
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The Political Economy of Conditional and Unconditional Foreign Assistance; Grants vs. Loan Rollovers
Mayer, Wolfgang; Mourmouras, Alex - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
Improving the effectiveness of financial assistance programs is a priority of international financial institutions (IFIs). This paper examines the effectiveness of alternative assistance instruments in a dynamic political economy framework. Economic policies of the receiving country are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769031
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Why White, Not Keynes? Inventing the Post-War International Monetary System
Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
The international monetary system is largely the product of negotiations during World War II between U.S. and U.K. officials, led respectively by Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes. The design of the system, especially the International Monetary Fund, reflects the U.S. plan much more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604817
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Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction; Stylized Facts and An Overview of Research
Cashin, Paul; Pattillo, Catherine A.; Sahay, Ratna; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a measure of well-being, the progress made by 100 countries during 1975–98 is presented, and its association with macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604850