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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

A New Quota Formula—Additional Considerations

Prepared by the Quotas and Voice Working Group1

Approved by David Burton

March 14, 2007

Contents

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Stocktaking

  • III. Variables

    • A. GDP Conversion

    • B. Population

    • C. Openness

    • D. Measures of Potential Demand for Fund Resources

    • E. Reserves

    • F. Financial Contributions

  • IV. Additional Scenarios

  • V. Issues for Discussion

  • Tables

  • 1. Scenarios Using GDP Blends

  • 2. Scenarios Using GDP Blends and Population

  • 3. Investment Income as a Proxy for IIP—Shares in Global Totals

  • 4. Financial Openness Variables

  • 5. Simulated Quota Shares—Financial Openness

  • 6. Intra-Currency Union Trade—Openness and Variability Shares and Results of Linear Formula

  • 7. Countries Affected by Reserve Caps—Shares in Global Total

  • 8. Linear Formulas—Scenarios with Capped Reserves

  • 9. Linear Formulas—Scenarios Using Different Weights for GDP

  • 10. Scenarios Using Various Compression Factors

  • Box

  • 1. Financial Account Functional Categories

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A New Quota Formula—Additional Considerations, Statistical Appendix, and Statement by the Managing Director, March 14, 2007

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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

A New Quota Formula—Additional Considerations—Statistical Appendix

Prepared by the Finance Department

Approved by Michael G. Kuhn

March 14, 2007

Contents

  • Tables1

  • 1a. Scenarios Using GDP Blends—by Member

  • 2a. Scenarios Using GDP Blends and Population—by Member

  • 3a. Investment Income as a Proxy for IIP—Shares in Global Totals—by Member

  • 4a. Financial Openness Variables—by Member

  • 5a. Simulated Quota Shares—Financial Openness—by Member

  • 6a. Intra-Currency Union Trade—Openness and Variability Shares and Results of Linear Formula—by Member

  • 8a. Linear Formulas—Scenarios with Capped Reserves—by Member

  • 9a. Linear Formulas—Scenarios Using Different Weights for GDP—by Member

  • 10a. Scenarios Using Various Compression Factors—by Member

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A New Quota Formula - Additional Considerations, Statistical Appendix, and Statement by the Managing Director
Author:
International Monetary Fund