Welcome to IMF Staff Papers

First published in 1950, IMF Staff Papers is an authoritative and celebrated economics and finance publication. As the official research journal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed papers. It also enjoys a significant circulation, readership, and status.

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2009, Volume 56
Published quarterly

ISSN: 1020-7635
EISSN: 1564-5150

Editor:
Robert Flood, IMF, Washington DC, USA

Journal Citation Reports®
2008 Impact Factor: 0.510*

Rank:
147/209 - Economics
38/48 - Business, Finance

*Journal Citation Reports, Thomson-Reuters 2009

Introduction

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In 2010, IMF Staff Papers will publish its last issue. IMF Staff Papers will process no new submissions. In its place, a new journal will soon be launched. Watch for an announcement on this page soon about the details regarding the new journal.


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IMF Staff Papers is now utilising our industry leading Advance Online Publication (AOP) service. This service enables us to publish online the final version of a paper, fully citeable and exactly as it will be published in the printed edition. In some instances papers are published AOP a significant number of months before appearing in print.
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