## 2021 Comprehensive Surveillance Review— Background Paper on Traction

_Policy Papers, May 18, 2021_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 18, 2021
- Series: Policy Papers
- Volume: 2021
- Issue: 034
- Pages: 25
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513582764.007
- Stock No: PPEA2021034
- ISBN: 9781513582764
- ISSN: 2663-3493

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### Summary
- Presents traction as a multidimensional concept.
- Discusses a comprehensive and complementary set of approaches to attempt to measure traction based on the Fund’s value added to:
  - policy dialogue and formulation, and
  - public debate in member countries.

### Scope and focus
- Subject: COVID-19; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Financial sector policy and analysis; Financial sector stability; Fiscal policy; Health; Income; Machine learning; Monetary policy; National accounts; Political economy; Technology
- Keywords: article IV advice; COVID-19; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Financial sector stability; fund advice; fund policy advice; Global; IMF's transparency policy; Income; Machine learning; policy dialogue

### Formats and access
- Available formats: Download PDF; More Formats on IMF eLibrary
- Citation example provided in Chicago format by the source.

*International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department "2021 Comprehensive Surveillance Review— Background Paper on Traction", Policy Papers 2021, 034 (2021), accessed 9/12/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513582764.007*

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