International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are thought to function as a seal of approval to international markets although evidence suggests that Fund programmes do not attract capital inflows. Existing studies fail to address the effects of selection into IMF programmes, which raises questions about the robustness of the findings. Correcting for selection bias, I find that states under Fund ...

I Translation is of immediate importance for multilingual countries (Canada, India, Switzerland, . . . ), international institutions (United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, . . . ), multinational or exporting companies. I The European Union used to have 11 official languages, since May 1, 2004 it has 20. All federal laws and other documents have to be translated ...

while many international organisations have independent evaluations, including the international monetary fund (imf) and world health organization (who), uniquely the world bank in its 2015 world development report sought to ascertain the potential biases that influence how its staff interpret evidence and influence policy. here, we describe the world bank’s study design, including experiments ...

I Translation is of immediate importance for multilingual countries (Canada, India, Switzerland, . . . ), international institutions (United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, . . . ), multinational or exporting companies. I The European Union used to have 11 official languages, since May 1, 2004 it has 20. All federal laws and other documents have to be translated ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become one of the most controversial international institutions in history. The IMF’s crisis management responsibilities expanded via its involvement with a series of international economic crises during the last three decades, which led to widespread calls for radical reform of the organisation in the aftermath of the emerging market crises of the 1990...