Fiscal Sustainability with Non-Renewable Resources

Author/Editor:

Nigel A Chalk

Publication Date:

March 1, 1998

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper assesses sustainable fiscal behavior in an economy where wealth is derived predominantly from a non-renewable resource. It explores the issue in a simple dynamic framework that highlights the structural weaknesses in the underlying budgetary position, takes into account the rate of depletion of a country’s natural resource base, and examines the impact of changes in a country’s terms of trade. An alternative indicator of fiscal sustainability is derived, and the principal factors determining sustainability are identified. The results of the analysis are applied to Venezuela and Kuwait.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1998/026

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

March 1, 1998

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451844351/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0261998

Pages:

36

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