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The IMF Monetary Model at Forty
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997This paper deals with the vicissitudes over a forty-year period, from 1957 to the present, of a model that was designed from the start with policy considerations uppermost in mind, that has been used consistently for policy purposes by the International Monetary Fund, and that has been adapted over time in the light of changes in the world economy and emerging views of policy priorities.DocumentModeling the World Economic Outlook at the IMF - A Historical Review
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997The IMF.s World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise originated with an informal discussion by the Executive Board in 1969. Within a few years, it became a regular agenda item for both the Board and the Interim Committee, and much of its development was driven by the policy concerns of those governing bodies.DocumentThe IMF and the Global Economy: implications for developing countries
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 1999The paper reviews the functioning of the IMF in relation to its own objectives, as laid down in the Articles of Agreement, and the needs of developing countries. It finds serious deficiences in its functioning as a global financial institution.DocumentWhither the World Bank and the IMF?
National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 1997On their fiftieth anniversary, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were" extensively reviewed, both to mark the occasion and to consider, often critically roles and performance. This paper reviews the functions of the two institutions in light of their" evolution over the past fifty years and of changes in the international economic system.DocumentThe IMF's Response to the Asian Crisis
International Monetary Fund, 1999The financial crisis that began to erupt in Asia in mid-1997 has resulted in sharp declines in the currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of a number of Asian countries; threatened these countries' financial systems; and disrupted their real economies.DocumentThe Asian Crisis: A View from the IMF, Address by Stanley Fischer (IMF)
International Monetary Fund, 1999