The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides a huge variety of economic datasets from different countries. We have explored the Python API for data extraction from the IMF, which allows users (primarily economists or financial analysts) to access the data. The structure of the underlying JSON datasets is quite complex for an unprepared user. In the talk, we will demonstrate the API workflow and go over the issues that we are designing a new, easier-to-use API, which is currently being developed. This is joint work with Dr. Sou-Cheng Choi (Illinois Institute of Technology and SAS Institute Inc.).
The talk is primarily directed at data analysts and economists interested in utilizing IMF's macroeconomic data.
