A Manual for Country Economists

Manuals & Guides, August 17, 1995

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: Marcello Caiola
• Published: August 17, 1995
• Series: Manuals & Guides
• Pages: 182
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557754608.069
• Stock No: MCEEA0000000
• ISBN: 9781557754608

Overview

• This Manual is addressed mainly to new staff members in the area and functional departments of the IMF.
• It "presents different ways to tackle specific problems that desk economists encounter in analyzing country data."
• The guide "presents an approach to analyzing financial developments in a country and to evaluating the quality of data at the disposal of the staff."

Purpose and Audience

• Primary audience: new staff members in IMF area and functional departments.
• Intended use: practical guidance for desk economists on country-data analysis and assessment of data quality.

Content Focus and Themes

• Analytical approaches to financial developments in a country.
• Evaluation of the quality of data available to IMF staff.
• Subject coverage (as listed):
  • Banking
  • Commercial banks
  • Credit
  • Economic sectors
  • Expenditure
  • External debt
  • Financial institutions
  • Money
  • National accounts
  • Public sector

Keywords (as listed)

• area department economist
• balance of payments transaction
• Central America
• Commercial banks
• country
• Credit
• desk Economist
• economist
• financing
• legal reserve
• legal reserve requirement
• M&G
• Public sector
• resource gap
• tax package