Alexandros Kentikelenis
@akentikelenis.bsky.social
Social scientist. Interested in political economy, international development, and public health.
www.kentikelenis.net
www.kentikelenis.net
Do they get what they want?
YES!
The more rich countries push for market liberalization reforms in a developing country's loan, the more likely it is that IMF staff will include such reforms when they revise conditionality.
YES!
The more rich countries push for market liberalization reforms in a developing country's loan, the more likely it is that IMF staff will include such reforms when they revise conditionality.
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Do they get what they want?
YES!
The more rich countries push for market liberalization reforms in a developing country's loan, the more likely it is that IMF staff will include such reforms when they revise conditionality.
YES!
The more rich countries push for market liberalization reforms in a developing country's loan, the more likely it is that IMF staff will include such reforms when they revise conditionality.
Importantly, the IMF's powerful Global North shareholders push for this agenda *collectively*, as they refer and support each other all the time during debates.
🇺🇸 (largest shareholder) and 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇷 (major former colonial powers) dominate and drive the discussions!
🇺🇸 (largest shareholder) and 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇷 (major former colonial powers) dominate and drive the discussions!
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Importantly, the IMF's powerful Global North shareholders push for this agenda *collectively*, as they refer and support each other all the time during debates.
🇺🇸 (largest shareholder) and 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇷 (major former colonial powers) dominate and drive the discussions!
🇺🇸 (largest shareholder) and 🇬🇧 & 🇫🇷 (major former colonial powers) dominate and drive the discussions!
But what do they actually talk about?
A lot of the discussion focuses on their preferences for opening up markets in the IMF's borrowers: privatizing SOEs, liberalizing labour markets, etc.
A lot of the discussion focuses on their preferences for opening up markets in the IMF's borrowers: privatizing SOEs, liberalizing labour markets, etc.
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
But what do they actually talk about?
A lot of the discussion focuses on their preferences for opening up markets in the IMF's borrowers: privatizing SOEs, liberalizing labour markets, etc.
A lot of the discussion focuses on their preferences for opening up markets in the IMF's borrowers: privatizing SOEs, liberalizing labour markets, etc.
Initially, we study participation in Board meetings and present 2 stylized findings:
- 🇺🇸 speaks the most
- Middle-income countries receive more attention than low-income countries
Neither is surprising, thus a good indicator that our data is capturing something meaningful
- 🇺🇸 speaks the most
- Middle-income countries receive more attention than low-income countries
Neither is surprising, thus a good indicator that our data is capturing something meaningful
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Initially, we study participation in Board meetings and present 2 stylized findings:
- 🇺🇸 speaks the most
- Middle-income countries receive more attention than low-income countries
Neither is surprising, thus a good indicator that our data is capturing something meaningful
- 🇺🇸 speaks the most
- Middle-income countries receive more attention than low-income countries
Neither is surprising, thus a good indicator that our data is capturing something meaningful
Our dataset contains information on 3,111 Board meetings between 1995-2015: we extracted all comments and matched them to the person speaking.
This added up to 38 million words—about 1.8 million words per year!
Better yet, the data is fully accessible online. You can use it! 🎉
This added up to 38 million words—about 1.8 million words per year!
Better yet, the data is fully accessible online. You can use it! 🎉
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Our dataset contains information on 3,111 Board meetings between 1995-2015: we extracted all comments and matched them to the person speaking.
This added up to 38 million words—about 1.8 million words per year!
Better yet, the data is fully accessible online. You can use it! 🎉
This added up to 38 million words—about 1.8 million words per year!
Better yet, the data is fully accessible online. You can use it! 🎉
We collected thousands of transcripts from the IMF's archives to figure out how Board members behave in debates vis-à-vis developing countries.
These debates are important because the Board has the ultimate authority to approve IMF loans and their mandated policy reforms
These debates are important because the Board has the ultimate authority to approve IMF loans and their mandated policy reforms
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We collected thousands of transcripts from the IMF's archives to figure out how Board members behave in debates vis-à-vis developing countries.
These debates are important because the Board has the ultimate authority to approve IMF loans and their mandated policy reforms
These debates are important because the Board has the ultimate authority to approve IMF loans and their mandated policy reforms
States are represented in the boardrooms of international organizations, but what do they do on these boards?
This remains a black box for scholars, as it's generally hard to access the transcripts.
This remains a black box for scholars, as it's generally hard to access the transcripts.
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
States are represented in the boardrooms of international organizations, but what do they do on these boards?
This remains a black box for scholars, as it's generally hard to access the transcripts.
This remains a black box for scholars, as it's generally hard to access the transcripts.
📢 New article: "Formal governance matters: when, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board" w/ T Forster
@danhonig.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social
A nerdy thread about how global governance works.
✅Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0969...
@danhonig.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social
A nerdy thread about how global governance works.
✅Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0969...
January 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 New article: "Formal governance matters: when, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board" w/ T Forster
@danhonig.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social
A nerdy thread about how global governance works.
✅Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0969...
@danhonig.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social
A nerdy thread about how global governance works.
✅Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0969...
Berlin friends: next Tuesday at 4pm I am presenting findings from my new book project at the Freie Universität.
Join us!
Join us!
November 29, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Berlin friends: next Tuesday at 4pm I am presenting findings from my new book project at the Freie Universität.
Join us!
Join us!