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  "title": "The Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model (GIMF) – Theoretical Structure",
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      "content": "- Model type: multi-region dynamic general equilibrium model.\n- Primary uses:\n  - Policy analysis\n  - Risk analysis\n  - Surveillance"
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      "content": "- Authors: Douglas Laxton, Susanna Mursula, Michael Kumhof, Dirk V Muir\n- Date: February 1, 2010\n- Preview citation (format: Chicago): Douglas Laxton, Susanna Mursula, Michael Kumhof, and Dirk V Muir. \"The Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model (GIMF) – Theoretical Structure\", IMF Working Papers 2010, 034 (2010), accessed 9/12/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451962734.001"
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