02024cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019644 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498332866 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Precautionary Arrangements : Purposes and Performance. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (36 pages) Policy 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 This paper compares experience under precautionary and non-precautionary programs over the period 1992-2005, with a view to answering two questions: Are there systematic differences between precautionary and non-precautionary programs in terms of policies, conditionality, or macroeconomic outcomes? And, if so, are these attributable to the nature of the arrangement or to the economic problems facing the member and the circumstances that led it to seek the Fund's support? The paper finds that countries with weak initial macroeconomic performance tend to request drawing programs whereas those with stronger macroeconomic fundamentals, but facing economic uncertainties, favor precautionary programs. While significant differences exist in the behavior of key macroeconomic variables (output growth and inflation) at the outset of the programs, these differences tend to disappear over the following two to three years, and can be largely explained by the different initial conditions facing the member. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2006/011 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2006/011/007.2006.issue-011-en.xml IMF e-Library