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  "title": "Rethinking Fiscal Policy in Oil-Exporting Countries",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, May 17, 2019",
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  "summary": "We examine the existing fiscal policy paradigm in commodity-exporting countries. First, we argue that its centerpiece—the permanent income hypothesis (PIH)—is not consistent with either intergenerational equity or long-term sustainability in the presence of uncertainty.",
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      "heading": "Critique of the Permanent Income Hypothesis (PIH)",
      "content": "- Central argument: the PIH is not consistent with either intergenerational equity or long-term sustainability in the presence of uncertainty.\n- Implication: policies to achieve intergenerational equity and sustainability need to be more prudent and better anchored than the PIH.\n- Terminology preserved from source: permanent income hypothesis (PIH); PIH expenditure benchmark; PIH Policy."
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      "heading": "Volatility tradeoff and reassessment of fiscal doctrine",
      "content": "- Finding: there is a volatility tradeoff between government spending and wealth.\n- Re-assessments addressed in the paper:\n  - appropriate fiscal anchors;\n  - the vice of procyclicality;\n  - the (im)possibility of simultaneously smoothing consumption and ensuring intergenerational equity and sustainability.\n- Relevant concepts and keywords preserved: volatility tradeoff; government spending; wealth; procyclicality; smoothing consumption; intergenerational equity; sustainability; target path; targeted wealth; wealth dynamics."
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      "heading": "Prudent wealth stabilization policy (proposal)",
      "content": "- Proposal: a \"prudent wealth stabilization policy\" designed to be more consistent with long-term fiscal policy goals.\n- Characteristics emphasized:\n  - more prudent than PIH-based policies;\n  - better anchored to long-term goals;\n  - relatively simple to implement and communicate.\n- Related technical terms preserved: wealth stabilization; wealth target; wealth dynamics; level of wealth; oil wealth; subsoil wealth; physical capital."
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      "content": "- The PIH is criticized as an inadequate centerpiece for fiscal policy in commodity-exporting countries under uncertainty.\n- A tradeoff exists between stabilizing government spending and preserving wealth for future generations.\n- Long-held views on fiscal anchors and the costs of procyclicality are reassessed in light of volatility and sustainability concerns.\n- A pragmatic alternative—prudent wealth stabilization policy—is proposed as feasible and communicable.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/05/17/rethinking-fiscal-policy-in-oil-exporting-countries-46889"
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    "Authors: Tokhir N Mirzoev, Ling Zhu",
    "Published: May 17, 2019",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498314749.001",
    "Central argument: the PIH is not consistent with either intergenerational equity or long-term sustainability in the presence of uncertainty.",
    "Implication: policies to achieve intergenerational equity and sustainability need to be more prudent and better anchored than the PIH.",
    "Terminology preserved from source: permanent income hypothesis (PIH); PIH expenditure benchmark; PIH Policy.",
    "Finding: there is a volatility tradeoff between government spending and wealth.",
    "Re-assessments addressed in the paper:",
    "Relevant concepts and keywords preserved: volatility tradeoff; government spending; wealth; procyclicality; smoothing consumption; intergenerational equity; sustainability; target path; targeted wealth; wealth dynamics.",
    "Proposal: a \"prudent wealth stabilization policy\" designed to be more consistent with long-term fiscal policy goals.",
    "Characteristics emphasized:",
    "Related technical terms preserved: wealth stabilization; wealth target; wealth dynamics; level of wealth; oil wealth; subsoil wealth; physical capital.",
    "The PIH is criticized as an inadequate centerpiece for fiscal policy in commodity-exporting countries under uncertainty.",
    "A tradeoff exists between stabilizing government spending and preserving wealth for future generations.",
    "Long-held views on fiscal anchors and the costs of procyclicality are reassessed in light of volatility and sustainability concerns.",
    "A pragmatic alternative—prudent wealth stabilization policy—is proposed as feasible and communicable.",
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