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  "title": "Research at the IMF: Relevance and Utilization",
  "publication": "Independent Evaluation Office Reports, March 4, 2013",
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  "summary": "This evaluation report assesses research produced at the IMF between 1999 and 2008, focusing on the relevance and utilization of research to member country authorities, IMF staff, and other stakeholders.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- This evaluation report assesses research produced at the IMF between 1999 and 2008, focusing on the relevance and utilization of research to member country authorities, IMF staff, and other stakeholders.\n- The report also examines the technical quality and management of research and offers recommendations for:\n  - enhancing the relevance of research,\n  - improving the technical quality of analytical work,\n  - promoting openness to alternative perspectives, and\n  - improving the management of research.\n- Publication date: March 4, 2013."
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      "heading": "Major findings (as presented)",
      "content": "- The evaluation focuses on relevance and utilization of IMF research to member country authorities, IMF staff, and other stakeholders.\n- The report examines the technical quality of research.\n- The report examines the management of research.\n- Emphasis on the need for openness to alternative perspectives in IMF research."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and areas for improvement",
      "content": "- Enhance the relevance of research.\n- Improve the technical quality of analytical work.\n- Promote openness to alternative perspectives.\n- Improve the management of research."
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    {
      "heading": "Topics and scope",
      "content": "- Subject areas listed: Budget planning and preparation; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Financial markets; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial sector stability; International capital markets; International organization; Labor; Macrofinancial linkages; Monetary policy; Monetary policy frameworks; Public financial management (PFM); Tax incentives.\n- Keywords include: Africa; Board discussion; Budget planning and preparation; country; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Financial sector stability; Global; IEO; IEO recommendation; IEOR; IMF budget; IMF research; International capital markets; Macrofinancial linkages; Monetary policy frameworks; publication policy; publications of the IMF; research community; research priority; research work.\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/independent-evaluation-office-reports/issues/2016/12/31/research-at-the-imf-relevance-and-utilization-24894"
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    "Published: March 4, 2013",
    "Series: Independent Evaluation Office Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616351540.017",
    "This evaluation report assesses research produced at the IMF between 1999 and 2008, focusing on the relevance and utilization of research to member country authorities, IMF staff, and other stakeholders.",
    "The report also examines the technical quality and management of research and offers recommendations for:",
    "Publication date: March 4, 2013.",
    "The evaluation focuses on relevance and utilization of IMF research to member country authorities, IMF staff, and other stakeholders.",
    "The report examines the technical quality of research.",
    "The report examines the management of research.",
    "Emphasis on the need for openness to alternative perspectives in IMF research.",
    "Enhance the relevance of research.",
    "Improve the technical quality of analytical work.",
    "Promote openness to alternative perspectives.",
    "Improve the management of research.",
    "Subject areas listed: Budget planning and preparation; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Financial markets; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial sector stability; International capital markets; International organization; Labor; Macrofinancial linkages; Monetary policy; Monetary policy frameworks; Public financial management (PFM); Tax incentives.",
    "Keywords include: Africa; Board discussion; Budget planning and preparation; country; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Financial sector stability; Global; IEO; IEO recommendation; IEOR; IMF budget; IMF research; International capital markets; Macrofinancial linkages; Monetary policy frameworks; publication policy; publications of the IMF; research community; research priority; research work."
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