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 is a French economist who currently works as S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Management at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also directs the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy and is af ...

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 who is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He was the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund from September 1, 2 ...

, 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