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العنوان: Contents
المؤلفون: Peter J. Montiel, Prepared Peter, J. Montiel
المساهمون: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
المصدر: http://www.ieo-imf.org/ieo/files/completedevaluations/BP6_-_Review_of_IMF_s_REO_Reports__2003-09.pdf.
سنة النشر: 2011
المجموعة: CiteSeerX
مصطلحات موضوعية: JEL Classification Numbers, E0, F3, F5 Keywords, IMF Research, multilateral surveillance, Regional Economic Outlook, quality comparison, research evaluation Author’s E-Mail Address
الوصف: This study evaluates the technical quality of the Regional Economic Outlooks. It covers all 44 outlooks issued between 2003 and 2009. It found the policy analysis contained in the publications to be uneven. Many of the analytical chapters were satisfactory, but some were weak. A common weakness in all REOs is that they fail to articulate the common features of the countries being analyzed (beyond being covered by the same administrative unit at the Fund) that justifies a “regional ” approach as having value added over the global and country analysis. They were undermined by a tendency to advocate very specific, highly prescriptive policies rather than identifying policy options and the trade-offs often involved in conflicting economic objectives. Some prescribe specific policies without substantive explanations. Many of the instances of vagueness, unsubstantiated claims, missing analysis, incoherent analysis, and incorrect analysis found by the evaluation seem to arise from an uncritical acceptance of conventional wisdom. Exposing these documents to outside review before they are issued might help to address this problem. The views expressed in this Background Paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the IEO, the IMF or IMF policy. Background Papers report analyses related to the
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اللغة: English
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.B3FC207D
قاعدة البيانات: BASE