Independent Evaluation Office, Annual Report 2003
Independent Evaluation Office Reports, December 17, 2003
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Bibliographic details
- Published: December 17, 2003
- Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589063198.017
Overview
- This first Annual Report describes the activities of the IEO through the first full year of operation.
- The report provides a summary of the main findings and recommendations of the first three evaluation projects:
- the prolonged use of IMF resources,
- the role of the IMF in recent capital account crises,
- the role of fiscal adjustment in IMF-supported programs.
- The report also:
- indicates the status of ongoing evaluation projects,
- discusses several common themes emerging from the IEO’s evaluations.
Major findings and evaluation themes
- Prolonged use of IMF resources:
- Summarizes main findings and recommendations from the evaluation project on prolonged use of IMF resources.
- Role of the IMF in recent capital account crises:
- Summarizes main findings and recommendations regarding IMF engagement in capital account crises.
- Role of fiscal adjustment in IMF-supported programs:
- Summarizes main findings and recommendations concerning fiscal adjustment strategies in IMF programs.
- Cross-cutting themes:
- Identifies and discusses several common themes emerging across the IEO’s evaluations.
Subject classification and keywords
- Subject: Balance of payments, Capital account crisis, Expenditure, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Public debt
- Keywords: Asia and Pacific, capital account crises evaluation, Capital account crisis, country, East Asia, evaluation, evaluation report, Fiscal consolidation, Global, IEO, IEO evaluation, IEO staff report, IEO work program, IEOR, IMF arrangement, IMF shareholder government, IMF surveillance, policy advice, program
Independent Evaluation Office, Annual Report 2003 — International Monetary Fund