## The IMF’s Annual Macroprudential Policy Survey— Objectives, Design, and Country Responses

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [The IMF’s Annual Macroprudential Policy Survey— Objectives, Design, and Country Responses](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2018/04/30/pp043018-imf-annual-macroprudential-policy-survey)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 30, 2018

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### Survey purpose and scope
- As use of macroprudential policy tools is growing, the IMF initiated an annual survey on macroprudential policy with its membership.
- The survey's resulting new database provides information on policy measures taken by IMF member countries and on institutional arrangements in place to support macroprudential policy.
- The first edition of the survey is based on responses received from 141 jurisdictions.
- Publication date: April 30, 2018.

### Survey design and database
- The paper provides detail on the design of the survey.
- The paper describes the resulting database compiled from member-country responses.
- The database covers: policy measures implemented and institutional arrangements supporting macroprudential policy (as described in the source).

### Key content and analytical focus
- Reviews institutional arrangements in place across the IMF membership.
- Provides an initial description of the types of measures reported across regions.
- Describes recent changes in macroprudential policy settings reported by member countries.

### Uses and relevance
- The survey and database are intended to track the growing use of macroprudential policy tools among IMF member countries.
- The material supports analysis of cross-country practices and institutional frameworks for macroprudential policy.

_The IMF’s Annual Macroprudential Policy Survey— Objectives, Design, and Country Responses, April 30, 2018 (based on responses received from 141 jurisdictions)._

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2018/04/30/pp043018-imf-annual-macroprudential-policy-survey_