Research at the IMF: Relevance and Utilization

Full Text of the Main Report

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Evaluation Framework and Background
3. Relevance and Utilization
4. Technical Quality of IMF Research
5. Management of IMF Research
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Statement by the Managing Director on the IEO Evaluation
Staff Response to the IEO Evaluation
Summing Up of the Executive Board Discussion
1. Status of the Implementation of Recommendations from the 1999 External Evaluation of Research in the IMF
2. Methodology for Peer Reviews
3. Disclaimers on Research Outputs
4. Abstracts of IEO Background Papers
1. Survey Evidence
2. IMF Research: Taking Stock
3. Management of Research in the IMF
4. Questionnaires
1. Evaluating the Quality of IMF Research: A Citation Study
Series Number: BP/11/01
Authors: Joshua Aizenman, Hali Edison, Larissa Leony, and Yi Sun
2. Review of IMF Research on Monetary Policy Frameworks
Series Number: BP/11/02
Authors: Kenneth Kuttner, Petra Geraats, and Refet Gürkaynak
3. Review of IMF Research on Tax Policy
Series Number: BP/11/03
Authors: Robin Boadway, Christopher Heady, and Henrik Kleven
4. An Examination of the Quality of a Sample of 60 Selected Issues Papers
Series Number: BP/11/04
Authors: Marcelo Selowsky and Marko Skreb
5. An Evaluation of the Research Chapters of the IMF's World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report
Series Number: BP/11/05
Author: Miguel A. Kiguel
6. Review of the IMF's Regional Economic Outlook Reports, 2003-09
Series Number: BP/11/06
Author: Peter J. Montiel
7. Macro-Financial Linkages in IMF Research
Series Number: BP/11/07
Author: Gerard Caprio, Jr.
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