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Skyfall: A Survival Analysis of the IMF Executive Board Members

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  • Elie Israël
  • Maqsood Aslam
  • Etienne Farvaque
  • Franck Malan

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In the absence of a retirement age constraint at the IMF, this study explores the tenure persistence within the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2009 to 2021, through a survival analysis. The findings highlight that extrinsic factors, namely sovereign crises, banking crises, the ratio of debt‐to‐GDP, and political transformations, exert a predominant role in tenure longevity, while sociodemographic characteristics such as age, education, or gender have a negligible influence. In summary, survival within this board is primarily governed by geopolitical and economic variables rather than by individual attributes.

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  • Elie Israël & Maqsood Aslam & Etienne Farvaque & Franck Malan, 2026. "Skyfall: A Survival Analysis of the IMF Executive Board Members," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 79(1), pages 232-250, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:79:y:2026:i:1:p:232-250
    DOI: 10.1111/kykl.70025
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