IMF programs: Do they work? Can they be made to work better?

By G. Bird. 2001

127 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Development, Economics and Econometrics, Finance

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In Development

1. Axel Dreher
2. G. Bird
3. D. Rowlands
4. H. Dachi
5. N. Alphonce
6. R. Dale
7. S. Robertson
8. L. Tikly

In Economics and Econometrics

1. Axel Dreher
2. G. Bird
3. D. Rowlands
4. H. Dachi
5. N. Alphonce
6. R. Dale
7. S. Robertson
8. L. Tikly

In Finance

1. Axel Dreher
2. G. Bird
3. D. Rowlands
4. H. Dachi
5. N. Alphonce
6. R. Dale
7. S. Robertson
8. L. Tikly

Citations in the corpus

• Do IMF Programmes Have a Catalytic Effect on Other International Capital Flows? (2002, background): “While Ul Haque and Khan claim that the evidence supports the conclusion that IMF-supported programmes on balance work, this claim may itself be challenged, largely on the basis of a series of contraindications (Bird, 2001).”
• IMF program compliance: Aggregate index versus policy specific research strategies (2006, unknown): “8 See Garuda (2000), Pastor (1987a, b), and Vreeland (2002).”
• THE IMF: A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ITS ROLE AND OPERATIONS (2007, unknown): “Bird (2001a) suggested that there might be a conditionality Laffer curve, implying that a reduction in conditionality could improve the effectiveness of IMF programmes.”
• WHICH VARIABLES EXPLAIN DECISIONS ON IMF CREDIT? AN EXTREME BOUNDS ANALYSIS (2005, unknown): “and Vaubel, 2004) find this variable to be significant, but Bird and Rowlands (2001) find”
• Measuring and explaining government efficiency in developing countries (2007, background): “Namibia only gained independence in 1990 and was never under an IMF agreement in the period 1980–96 (Bird, 2001).”
• IMF and Economic Growth: The Effects of Programs, Loans, and Compliance with Conditionality (2005, background): “Another study on implementation of IMF conditions is Haggard (1985), reporting extremely low rates of compliance with conditions under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) during 1974–84.”
• Globalisation, Education and Development: Ideas, Actors and Dynamics (2007, methodology): “Through the new strategy of Export Led Development (ELD), countries could focus on certain sectors of their economy where they may have some comparative advantage (Jayarajah and Branson, 1995; Muuka, 1998; Bird, 2001).”