The IMF Economic Review (IMFER) is a

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published by

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on behalf of the

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(IMF), whose main research publication it is. The ''IMF Economic Review'' has a focus on

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, but also features content on global economic policies,

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as well as

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. Its current publication frequency is of four issues per year and its current editor and co-editor are the economists

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (born 30 March 1968) is a French economist who has been the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund since 2022. Gourinchas is also the S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Management at the University of Californi ...

and Ayhan Kose.

History

Prior to 2010, the ''IMF Economic Review'' was published under the title ''IMF Staff Papers''. The ''IMF Staff Papers'' were first published in 1964, reaching its maximum publication frequency with four issues per year in 1978. According to

Olivier Blanchard Olivier Jean Blanchard (; born December 27, 1948) is a French economist and professor. He is Robert M. Solow Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics, an ...

, the creation of the ''IMF Economic Review'' followed the dual motive of filling the gap between macroeconomic theory and practice as well as reviving the ''IMF Staff Papers'', which had become "too inbred" over time, ranking poorly in listings of academic journals.Blanchard, O. (2010). Foreword. ''IMF Economic Review'', 58(1), p. 1.

Reception

According to Thomson Reuters' Journal Citation Report 2012, the 5-year impact factor of the ''IMF Economic Review'' was 2.559.

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Sources

Website of the IMF Economic Review
Economics journals Academic journals established in 2010 English-language journals Palgrave Macmillan academic journals