Using panel data for 157 countries over the period 1999-2005 we empirically investigate the politics involved in IMF … find inflation forecasts are systematically biased downwards for countries with greater IMF loans outstanding relative to … GDP, indicating that the IMF engages in “defensive forecasting.” Countries with a fixed exchange rate regime also receive …

extent the presence of IMF, World Bank, regional Multilateral Development Banks, WTO and Global Environmental Facilities has …

Bailouts sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are famous for their conditionality: in return for … finding a measure of political importance that is not plagued by endogeneity and obtaining data on IMF conditionality. We … available dataset on the level of conditionality attached to (a maximum of) 314 IMF arrangements with 101 countries over the …

In this paper we analyze whether IMF conditionality is exclusively designed in line with observable economic indicators … intent from 38 countries over the period 4/1997-2/2003 reveals that the number of conditions on an IMF loan depends on a …) receive IMF loans with fewer conditions especially prior to elections. These results contribute to the current public policy …

Using panel data for 188 countries over the period 1970-2002 this paper empirically analyzes the influence of the IMF … non-concessional IMF programs. Regarding voting coincidence with the US, World Bank (concessional and non …-concessional) loans have a significant impact, while the IMF has not. These results are robust to the inclusion of control variables and …

We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version …

International Monetary Fund (IMF), analyzing panel data on the level of conditionality attached to (a maximum of) 314 IMF … about 30 percent fewer conditions attached to the loans that they receive from the IMF. We conclude that conditionality is … softer for these countries because the major shareholders of the IMF desire influence over the Security Council. …

arrangement with the IMF and the determinants of the financial size of such a program. Arguably the world and the global financial … architecture underwent structural changes after the ending of Cold War and so did the role of the IMF. Hence, we update and extend … related to these two dimensions of IMF program decisions. Furthermore, we show that it is important to distinguish between …

We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from the IMF, using … temporary UN Security Council membership and participation in IMF programs, even after accounting for economic and political … the number of conditions included in IMF programs. The size of the loan, however, is not affected by UNSC membership. …