Self-Evaluation at the IMF: An IEO Assessment

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Executive Summary

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Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Self-Evaluation at the IMF: Overall Approach
3. Self-Evaluation of IMF-Supported Programs
4. Self-Evaluation of IMF Policies and Other Institution-Wide Issues
5. Self-Evaluation of IMF Capacity Development Activities
6. The Executive Board and Self-Evaluation in the IMF
7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Statement by the Managing Director on the IEO Evaluation
IEO Response to the Statement by the Managing Director
Summing Up of the Executive Board Discussion
Annexes
1. Self-Evaluation at Other International Organizations
2. Evaluation Questions, Methods, and Sources of Evidence
3. Abstracts of Background Papers
4. Informal Self-Evaluation at the IMF
5. Past IEO Findings on Learning from Experience in the IMF
Background Papers
1. Review of Ex Post Assessments of Countries with Longer-Term Program Engagement and of Ex Post Evaluations of Exceptional Access Arrangements
Series Number: BP/15/01
Author: David Goldsbrough
2. Self-Evaluation in IMF Policy and Other Thematic Reviews
Series Number: BP/15/02
Author: Louellen Stedman
3. Self-Evaluation in the Areas of Technical Assistance and Training
Series Number: BP/15/03
Authors: Marcelo Selowsky and Ling Hui Tan
Background Document
1. Survey Results
Series Number: BD/15/01
Authors: Jerome Prieur and Louellen Stedman
Press Release
IEO Releases Report on Self-Evaluation at the IMF
Follow Up
Implementation Plan in Response to the Board-Endorsed Recommendations for the IEO Evaluation Report on Self-Evaluation at the IMF

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