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Justin Sandefur draws attention to the fact that even some right-leaning economists, two decades before discussions by Hickel, showed openness to the idea that International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs in the 1980s and 1990s may have negatively affected global development. Sandefur references a 2005 paper by Bob Barro and Jong-Wha Lee in the Journal of Monetary Economics to support this point.
The tweet highlights the evolution of economic thought on the effectiveness of IMF-led policies during a critical period for developing nations.
Sandefur has previously commented on discrepancies between economic data and real-world indicators. He noted that India's economic slowdown was evident outside official GDP figures. These observations illustrate his focus on examining the practical impacts of headline economic policies.