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• A vision for IMF Surveillance

  Staff Working Paper 2007-37 Robert Lavigne, Philipp Maier, Eric Santor

  The ongoing review of the IMF, initiated in 2005 by Managing Director De Rato, presents an excellent opportunity to re-examine the role, functions and governance of the Fund.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F33

• The Institutional and Political Determinants of Fiscal Adjustment

  Staff Working Paper 2006-1 Robert Lavigne

  The author empirically assesses the effects of institutional and political factors on the need and willingness of governments to make large fiscal adjustments.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Development economics, Econometric and statistical methods, Fiscal policy, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E6, E62, O, O1, O17, O19