01867cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019115 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498300933 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cubeddu, Luis. The External Balance Assessment Methodology : 2018 Update / Luis Cubeddu, Signe Krogstrup, Gustavo Adler, Pau Rabanal. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (68 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The assessment of external positions and exchange rates is a key mandate of the IMF. This paper presents the updated External Balance Assessment (EBA) framework-a key input in the conduct of multilaterally-consistent external sector assessments of 49 advanced and emerging market economies-following the two rounds of refinements adopted since the framework was introduced in 2012 (as described in Phillips and others, 2013). It also presents new complementary tools for shedding light on the role of structural factors in explaining external imbalances and assessing potential biases in the measurement of external positions. Remaining challenges and areas of future work are also discussed. Mode of access: Internet Adler, Gustavo. Krogstrup, Signe. Rabanal, Pau. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/065 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/065/001.2019.issue-065-en.xml IMF e-Library