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Macroeconomic Policy Advice and the Article IV Consultations: A European Union Case Study

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  • Mark Weisbrot
  • Helene Jorgensen

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The IMF makes policy recommendations to European countries through its Article IV consultations and resulting papers. This paper examines IMF policy recommendations to see whether they have contributed to the ongoing crisis in Europe, and also how they might affect other European Union goals such as those of Europe 2020, which seeks to reduce social exclusion, promote public investment in research and development, and promote employment and education. The paper examines the policy advice given by the IMF to European Union countries in 67 Article IV agreements for the four years 2008-2011 (IMF 2012c).

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  • Mark Weisbrot & Helene Jorgensen, 2013. "Macroeconomic Policy Advice and the Article IV Consultations: A European Union Case Study," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2013-03, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
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    2. Islam, Iyanatul, & Ahmed, Ishraq. & Roy, Rathin. & Ramos, Raquel., 2012. "Macroeconomic policy advice and the Article IV consultations a development perspective," ILO Working Papers 994783713402676, International Labour Organization.
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    ILO; IMF; article Iv;
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    JEL classification:

    • E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
    • F - International Economics
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • J - Labor and Demographic Economics

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