Conditionality

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The purpose of this project is to compile a publicly available dataset of conditions included in IMF lending programs. Detailed information on conditions are sourced from internal IMF lending documents. This version of the IMF conditionality dataset (v2.0) covers conditions from 1980-2019.

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policy reforms mandated by the IMF between 1980 and 2019.

Citation and Replication Data

Citation

This dataset underpins published research on IMF conditionality. If you use this dataset, please cite:

Kentikelenis, A., & Stubbs, T. (2023). A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity. Oxford University Press.

Replication Data

Replication files, including cleaned datasets, code, and documentation used in published research, are available via the IMF Monitor Dataverse:

https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/imfmonitor