IMF programs: Who is chosen and what are the effects?

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1245-1269

  Barro, Robert J ^a   Lee, Jong Wha ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic growth; IMF lending; Instruments; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244436698     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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