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Dictionary for translating IMF model variable names

dict_imf.Rd

A dataset containing IMF model variable names and metadata for data retrieval. For details see create_dictionaries.

Usage

dict_imf

Format

A tibble with 1 row and 8 variables:

model_varname

Unique variable name used in model equations

full_name

Full description of the variable

database

Name of the data source, here "imf"

dataset_id

Identifier of the IMF dataset

freq

Frequency of the data, with "M" for monthly

ref_area

Geographical reference area, e.g., "W00" for world

commodity

Type of commodity, such as "POILAPSP" for oil

unit_measure

Unit of measurement, e.g., "USD" for U.S. dollars

Source

Data retrieved from IMF, available at https://www.imf.org/en/Data.

Note

Should new filters be necessary, users can simply add additional columns to the dictionary with names that exactly match how they appear in the imf.data package. For example, if an imf.data query returns a column with a specific name, that exact name should be used as a column in this dictionary.