International Organizations as Law-makers

Wouters, Jan; Man, Philip De

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“…Providing loan facilities, in recent decades, the IMF evolved into the “crisis manager” for developing and developed countries. However, it is undeniable that international organizations, including the IMF, can make decisions that bind their member states through a predictable mechanism and pursue their own interests (Wouters and de Man, 2011). Several studies have observed such behavior within the IMF and argue that its officials push for longer programs, larger loans and more far-reaching conditionality than what is economically optimal (Finnemore and Barnett, 2004; Copelovitch, 2010; Vaubel, 1996).…”

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The effects of IMF programs on income inequality: a semi-parametric treatment effects approach

Chletsos

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2022

IJDI

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Purpose This paper aims to provide new insights regarding the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a novel methodological approach proposed by Acemoglu et al. (2019), using (1) the regression adjustment, (2) the inverse probability weighting and (3) the doubly robust estimator, which combines (1) and (2), and a sample of annual data for 135 developing countries over the time period 1970 to 2015. Findings The findings show that IMF programs are associated with greater income inequality for up to five years. By differentiating the effect of IMF programs, the authors find that only IMF non-concessional programs have a significant detrimental effect on income inequality, while IMF concessional programs do not have a consistent effect on income inequality. In addition, the authors find that only IMF programs with a higher number of conditions have a detrimental and statistically significant effect on income inequality, compared to IMF programs with a smaller number of conditions, where their effect on income inequality is found to be insignificant. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the analysis developed in this paper contributes to the existing literature by applying the most methodologically sound identification strategy, which does not rely on the linearity assumption, the selection of instruments or matching variables and additionally takes into account the selection bias related to IMF program participation.

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The effects of IMF programs on income inequality: a semi-parametric treatment effects approach

Chletsos

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2022

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“…En un terreno menos extremo, a organizaciones internacionales (OI) como el Banco Mundial (BM) y el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) las han cuestionado por el impacto de sus acciones en materia de derechos económicos y sociales, en tanto que a la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) la critican por su política de promoción de las vacunas; por su parte, el movimiento social de mujeres ha logrado que la ONU se comprometa más con sus reivindicaciones, el Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) amplía su espectro con la inclusión de nuevos países y, a su vez, la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) afronta una crisis como producto de la generación de tratados bilaterales de libre comercio e inversión que le quitan centralidad (Brodnig, 2001;Wilkinson, 2013; Dreyzin y Morales, 2009; Women UN, 2015).…”

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Las organizaciones internacionales y sus recursos de poder. Una propuesta analítica

Silva¹

2019

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En el texto se responde la pregunta sobre cuáles pueden considerarse recursos de poder de algunas organizaciones internacionales (OI), en cuanto entes relativamente autónomos de los Estados que las crean. Se sostiene que, según sea el caso, la producción de cierta normativa, la información, la coerción y el componente simbólico son parte de dichos mecanismos, aunque existen solapamientos entre ellos que dificultan su distinción. El análisis se funda en una perspectiva sociopolítica de las OI, con la que se busca complementar la mirada predominantemente jurídica de estas. Por lo tanto, va más allá de visualizar aquellas como meros instrumentos de los Estados y que tienen apenas poderes delegados por estos, estableciendo la existencia de ámbitos que permiten identificar espacios de autonomía y de poder sobre los Estados.

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Jurisdictional Immunity of Regional Organisations – Substantive Unity in Instrumental Diversity?

Wessel¹

2019

The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law

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International Organizations as Law-makers

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The effects of IMF programs on income inequality: a semi-parametric treatment effects approach

The effects of IMF programs on income inequality: a semi-parametric treatment effects approach

Las organizaciones internacionales y sus recursos de poder. Una propuesta analítica

Jurisdictional Immunity of Regional Organisations – Substantive Unity in Instrumental Diversity?

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