An original dataset of 197 nonconcessional International Monetary Fund loans to 47 countries between 1984 and 2003, compiled by Mark S. Copelovitch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It was used to analyze variation in IMF lending policies, including loan size and conditionality, based on a common agency theory involving G5 countries.
Use Cases
- Analyzing determinants of IMF loan size based on shareholder preference heterogeneity.
- Studying variation in loan conditionality based on political principal dynamics.
- Modeling agency slack and bureaucratic autonomy within international organizations.
- Testing theories of common agency and logrolling in international policymaking.
- Investigating the relationship between G5 country influence and IMF lending outcomes.
Strengths
- Dataset contains 197 specific loan records.
- Data covers a 19-year period from 1984 to 2003.
- Focuses on 47 distinct countries.
- Created for a specific statistical analysis published on paperswithcode.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1984-2003 period.
Provenance
- Source
- Mark S. Copelovitch, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Collection Method
- Original data set compiled for statistical analysis.
- Time Range
- 1984 to 2003
- Geography
- 47 countries (specific countries unknown)