IMF-Supported Programs in Low Income Countries : Economic Impact over the Short and Longer Term /

This paper studies the short and longer-term impact of IMF engagement in Low-Income Countries (LICs) over nearly three decades. In contrast to earlier studies, we focus on a sample composed exclusively of LICs and disentangle the different effects of IMF longer-term engagement and short-term financi...

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मुख्य लेखक: Mumssen, Christian
अन्य लेखक: Bal Gunduz, Yasemin, Ebeke, Christian, Kaltani, Linda
स्वरूप: पत्रिका
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
श्रृंखला:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/273
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:Full text available on IMF
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