## A Manual for Country Economists

_Manuals & Guides, August 17, 1995_

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**Canonical URL:** [A Manual for Country Economists](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/manuals-guides/issues/2016/12/30/a-manual-for-country-economists-567)

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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

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### 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

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