Independent Evaluation Office Reports

IMF Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis

Publication Date:

January 15, 2015

Summary:

This evaluation assesses the IMF’s response to the global financial and economic crisis, focusing on the period September 2008 through 2013. It assesses the IMF’s actions to help contain the crisis and navigate a global recovery, assist individual economies to cope with the impact of the crisis, and identify and warn about future risks.

Series:

Independent Evaluation Office Reports

Subject:

Crisis management Economic sectors Financial crises Financial sector Fiscal consolidation Fiscal policy Fiscal stimulus