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The IMF as a global monitor: surveillance, information, and financial markets

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  • Michael Breen
  • Elliott Doak

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What are the effects of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) monitoring activities? We argue that IMF surveillance exercises – known as Article IV consultations – move financial markets. Our argument is based on the design of the IMF’s surveillance function, which is a relatively strong form of monitoring by the standards of most international organizations (IOs). We test this argument using an event study analysis of 428 IMF Article IV consultations. We find that the average surveillance mission has a substantial impact on sovereign debt with much greater impacts in emerging than high income economies. Interviews with market participants support and help to contextualize these findings. By illustrating the effects of surveillance, this article contributes to our understanding of whether, and to what extent, international institutions are a source of vital public information.

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  • Michael Breen & Elliott Doak, 2023. "The IMF as a global monitor: surveillance, information, and financial markets," Review of International Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 307-331, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rripxx:v:30:y:2023:i:1:p:307-331
    DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2021.2004441
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