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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788333303321

Autore

Maliszewski Wojciech

Titolo

Fiscal Policy Rules for Oil-Producing Countries : : A Welfare-Based Assessment / / Wojciech Maliszewski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-4669-3

1-4519-9231-9

1-4518-7273-9

9786612843402

1-282-84340-0

Descrizione fisica

27 p

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Petroleum industry and trade - Economic aspects

Fiscal policy

Investments: Energy

Macroeconomics

Taxation

Fiscal Policy

Energy: General

Macroeconomics: Consumption

Saving

Wealth

Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Energy: Demand and Supply

Prices

Investment & securities

Public finance & taxation

Oil

Government consumption

Income

Oil, gas and mining taxes

Oil prices

Commodities

National accounts

Taxes

Petroleum industry and trade

Consumption



Economics

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The paper presents numerical simulations of various fiscal rules for oil-producing countries. Welfare implications are sensitive to the choice of the social welfare function, initial conditions, and non-oil growth prospects. The distribution of non-oil wealth is important for countries with relatively low oil reserves. Corrections for adjustment costs and uncertainty with respect to oil prices should be applied carefully. While avoiding sharp changes in the fiscal policy stance may be appealing, it is not necessarily optimal if the initial position is unsustainable. Ad hoc rules are shown to perform poorly. The analysis abstracts from several issues critical for developing a practical policy advice and should not be treated as a complete framework.