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Evaluating the Impact of Non-Financial IMF Programs Using the Synthetic Control Method.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.Description: 1 online resource (44 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781475599299
  • 1475599293
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Evaluating the Impact of Non-Financial IMF Programs Using the Synthetic Control Method.DDC classification:
  • 332.41 23
LOC classification:
  • HG229
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Contents:
Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Related Literature; 3 PSI Countries and the IMF; 4 Core Content of PSI-programs; 5 The Synthetic Conrol Method; 6 Data and Regression Specifications; 7 Results; 7.1 Output; 7.2 Price Level; 7.3 Capital Stock; 8 Discussion; 9 Conclusion; 10 Appendix A: Background Information; 11 Appendix B: Effectiveness of IMF Programs over Time; 12 References; 13 Figures.
Abstract: We use the Synthetic Control Method to study the effect of IMF advice on economic growth, inflation, and investment. The analysis exploits the existence of IMF programs that do not involve any financing (Policy Support Instruments, "PSIs"). This enables us to focus on the effects of IMF monitoring, advice, and approval (as opposed to direct financial assistance). In addition, countries with non-financial programs are typically not crisis-struck - thereby mitigating the reverse causality problem and facilitating the construction of counterfactuals. Results suggest that treated countries add about 1 percentage point in annual real GDP per capita growth, with inflation being lower by some 3 percentage points per year. While we do not find evidence for an impact on total investment and the resulting capital stock, PSI-treatment does seem to stimulate foreign direct investment.
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Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Related Literature; 3 PSI Countries and the IMF; 4 Core Content of PSI-programs; 5 The Synthetic Conrol Method; 6 Data and Regression Specifications; 7 Results; 7.1 Output; 7.2 Price Level; 7.3 Capital Stock; 8 Discussion; 9 Conclusion; 10 Appendix A: Background Information; 11 Appendix B: Effectiveness of IMF Programs over Time; 12 References; 13 Figures.

We use the Synthetic Control Method to study the effect of IMF advice on economic growth, inflation, and investment. The analysis exploits the existence of IMF programs that do not involve any financing (Policy Support Instruments, "PSIs"). This enables us to focus on the effects of IMF monitoring, advice, and approval (as opposed to direct financial assistance). In addition, countries with non-financial programs are typically not crisis-struck - thereby mitigating the reverse causality problem and facilitating the construction of counterfactuals. Results suggest that treated countries add about 1 percentage point in annual real GDP per capita growth, with inflation being lower by some 3 percentage points per year. While we do not find evidence for an impact on total investment and the resulting capital stock, PSI-treatment does seem to stimulate foreign direct investment.

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