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Videos/Podcasts from the International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund is adding visual context to the data it generates to help students to understand complex current issues while searching for the solution.

Examples of this content include: 

Videos

 
Special Features

What are Bonds?

19 March 2025

Our latest Back to Basics video explains what are bonds and why they play a crucial role in the financial world.

Podcasts 

Listen to the brightest minds in the field of economics and development discuss their latest research and deconstruct global economic trends. IMF Podcasts are also available on digital platforms such as iTunes, SoundCloud and Libsyn, and free to use for broadcasters,

 

F&D Magazine

Xavier Jaravel on Democratizing Innovation to Spur Growth

April 1, 2025

Never underestimate the value of a good idea. Ideas are the starting point for innovation; few things fuel economic growth more than innovation. However, most of today’s innovators emerge from a narrow demographic group with specific backgrounds, which Xavier Jaravel says creates the phenomena of “Lost Einsteins” and “Lost Marie Curies". Jaravel is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics. In this podcast, he talks about the benefits of unleashing untapped talent and broadening the pool of innovators worldwide. Transcript

Read the article in Finance & Development

XAVIER JARAVEL is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics.

 IMF Statistics E-Learning Videos

In 2014, the IMF Statistics department  launched a new e-learning series about government finance statistics.  One focus of the IMF’s work is on increasing the availability of key economic indicators. The IMF undertakes a range of activities for this purpose, including the IMF Statistics Department’s work to prepare manuals describing methodologies that should be used to compile economic and financial statistics. The e-learning series is regularly expanded and now is made up of 18 videos.