Give Trust a Chance—A Model of Trust in the Context of an IMF-Supported Program

February 1, 2007

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Daouda Sembene. Give Trust a Chance—A Model of Trust in the Context of an IMF-Supported Program, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed November 8, 2024

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Summary

This paper is an attempt to identify the determinants of trust between country authorities and IMF staff in the context of an IMF-supported program. Using an outcomes-based definition of trust, a game-theoretic model is developed to compute the level of trust between the two parties. The results and the analysis of trust-related issues emerging in a program context suggest that trust between country authorities and IMF staff exerts a positive impact on the likelihood of program success through its ability to improve the quality of the design, the efficiency of negotiation, and the effectiveness of implementation of an IMF-supported program. Some initiatives to secure such benefits and enhance trust in staff are proposed.

Subject: Crisis resolution, Structural policies, Tax incentives

Keywords: Country authorities, IMF staff, Program country, Staff's advice, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

30
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2007/042
Stock No:

WPIEA2007042
ISBN:

9781451866063
ISSN:

1018-5941

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