Macroeconomic effects of IMF-sponsored programs in Latin America: Output costs, program recidivism and the vicious cycle of failed stabilizations

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 991-1014

  Hutchison, Michael M ^a   Noy, Ilan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

IMF; Latin America; Macroeconomic stabilization; Output growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347759860     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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