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Cover IMF Working Papers
Pandemics and Inequality: Perceptions and Preferences for Redistribution
Vybhavi Balasundharam
and
Ms. Era Dabla-Norris
This paper uses an individual-level survey conducted by the Edelman Trust Barometer in mid-April for 11 advanced and emerging market economies to examine perceptions of government performance in managing the health and economic crisis, beliefs about the future, and attitudes about redistribution. We find that women, non-college educated, the unemployed, and those in non-teleworkable jobs systematically have less favorable perceptions of government responses. Personally experiencing illness or job loss caused by the pandemic can shape people’s beliefs about the future, heightening uncertainties about prolonged job losses, and the imminent threat from automation. Economic anxieties are amplified in countries that experienced an early surge in infections followed by successful containment, suggesting that negative beliefs can persist. Support for pro-equality redistributive policies varies, depending on personal experiences and views about the poor. However, we find strong willingness to provide social safety nets for vulnerable individuals and firms by those who have a more favorable perception of government responses, suggesting that effective government actions can promote support for redistributive policies.
Keywords:
inequality; perceptions; government; political economy; WP; government response; government performance; government intervention; health crisis; containment measure
Cover Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the International Monetary Fund
Selected Decisions and Selected Documents of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Includes decisions, interpretations, and resolutions of the Executive Board and the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund, as well selected documents, to which frequent reference is made in the current activities of the Fund. In addition, it includes certain documents relating to the Fund, the United States, and other international organizations;.

Keywords:
SELD; sc; fund; usable currency; capital transfer; decision No. 1238; abandonment of restriction; Japanese yen; Currencies; Credit; Loans; Poverty reduction strategy; Arrears; Global; West Africa; Africa; Institutional View on capital flows
Cover Selected Decisions 31st Issue 2006 (Without the Cd's)
Selected Decisions 31st Issue 2006 (Without the Cd's)
Thirty-First Issue
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This paper describes the appropriate maturity of IMF lending in capital account crises, and of the related issue of the mix between Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF) and Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) resources. Several of the programs supported by exceptional access have been quite successful in helping the member achieve external viability, resume growth with limited vulnerability, and regain access to private markets, although more slowly than at first expected. In other countries, however, the combination of adjustment and exceptional access in the context of the associated political and external environment was not sufficient to avoid a restructuring of obligations. Directors emphasized in particular the importance of rigorous debt sustainability analyses to support requests for exceptional access. Several Directors saw scope for further strengthening the criteria so as to ensure their strict application. Management will consult with the Board specifically before concluding discussions on a program and before any public statement on a proposed level of access.

Keywords:
SELD; capital transfer; decision No. 1238; signature authority decision; Japanese yen; amount of SDR; Currencies; Credit; Loans; Poverty reduction strategy; Arrears; Global; Africa; West Africa; Institutional View on capital flows
Cover International Monetary Fund Handbook
International Monetary Fund Handbook
Its Functions, Policies, and Operations
Parmeshwar Ramlogan
and
Mr. Bernhard Fritz-Krockow

Abstract

This paper describes the functions, policies, and operations of the IMF. The IMF is an independent international organization, and is a cooperative of 185 member countries, whose objective is to promote world economic stability and growth. The member countries are the shareholders of the cooperative, providing the capital of the IMF through quota subscriptions. In return, the IMF provides its members with macroeconomic policy advice, financing in times of balance-of-payments need, and technical assistance and training to improve national economic management.

Keywords:
M&G; country; Mexico's quota; financing; policy; quotas of China; fund quota; Zimbabwe's voting rights; resolution No. 61-5; Liberia's voting rights; Poverty reduction strategy; Debt relief; Balance of payments need; Credit; Poverty reduction; Global; Africa; Middle East and Central Asia; Europe; Middle East; Asia and Pacific
Cover IMF Survey
IMF Survey: Volume 29, Issue 12
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Eduardo Aninat assumed the office of IMF Deputy Managing Director on December 14, 1999. Before coming to the IMF, Aninat, a native of Chile, had served as Finance Minister of Chile from 1994 and chaired the Board of Governors of the IMF and the World Bank in 1995-96. Previously, he worked in the private sector and as a consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Aninat recently met with editors of the IMF Survey to talk about his experience with the IMF and his hopes and plans for the future.
Keywords:
SV; Legion of Honor decoration; IMF Treasurer's Department; growth facility; IMF staff country; IMF publication service; fund Facility; Financial sector; Commodity price fluctuations; Liquidity; Oil; Exports; Asia and Pacific; Global; Middle East; Africa; Caribbean; Sub-Saharan Africa