Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country

Abstract Global shocks potentially distort economy’s achieved equilibria. Considering the 2020 global crude oil price shock and the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, this study proposes an energy and environment integrated general equilibrium model to analyze the economic, energy, and environmental...

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Main Authors: David Iheke Okorie, Boqiang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Series:Financial Innovation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00527-w
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description Abstract Global shocks potentially distort economy’s achieved equilibria. Considering the 2020 global crude oil price shock and the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, this study proposes an energy and environment integrated general equilibrium model to analyze the economic, energy, and environmental effects of these global shocks on Nigeria, a developing, oil-producing, oil-dependent, and oil-exporting country. Furthermore, the mitigating roles of a fiscal stimulus–response package (palliative) are investigated and analyzed. Generally, the developed model predicts a decline in the level of economic activities. The study results are unsurprising due to Nigeria’s heavy reliance on crude oil. However, sectorial-specific impacts exist as some sectors experience output declines while others do not. Environmental quality is improved since more carbon is abated, nonetheless. Carbon intensities increased given that the price effects outweighed the quantity effects— reduced emission results from reduced economic activities and not from technological progress. The results further show a revenue-abatement paradox; a fixed carbon tax approach minimizes the tax revenue loss but may discourage carbon abatement. Conversely, the ad valorem and specific carbon tax systems encourage carbon abatement but reduce carbon tax revenues. The government’s fiscal policy stimulus–response (palliative) action dampens the impact of these global shocks on both the domestic agents and the overall economy. The results are robust and can be applied to the experiences of other developing oil-producing, oil-exporting, and oil-dependent economies.
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spelling doaj.art-7f0f220583914b0c8f656476a117eab32024-01-21T12:31:15ZengSpringerOpenFinancial Innovation2199-47302024-01-0110113710.1186/s40854-023-00527-wGlobal shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting countryDavid Iheke Okorie0Boqiang Lin1Hangzhou City University (HZCU)School of Management, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Energy Economics and Energy Policy, Xiamen UniversityAbstract Global shocks potentially distort economy’s achieved equilibria. Considering the 2020 global crude oil price shock and the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic, this study proposes an energy and environment integrated general equilibrium model to analyze the economic, energy, and environmental effects of these global shocks on Nigeria, a developing, oil-producing, oil-dependent, and oil-exporting country. Furthermore, the mitigating roles of a fiscal stimulus–response package (palliative) are investigated and analyzed. Generally, the developed model predicts a decline in the level of economic activities. The study results are unsurprising due to Nigeria’s heavy reliance on crude oil. However, sectorial-specific impacts exist as some sectors experience output declines while others do not. Environmental quality is improved since more carbon is abated, nonetheless. Carbon intensities increased given that the price effects outweighed the quantity effects— reduced emission results from reduced economic activities and not from technological progress. The results further show a revenue-abatement paradox; a fixed carbon tax approach minimizes the tax revenue loss but may discourage carbon abatement. Conversely, the ad valorem and specific carbon tax systems encourage carbon abatement but reduce carbon tax revenues. The government’s fiscal policy stimulus–response (palliative) action dampens the impact of these global shocks on both the domestic agents and the overall economy. The results are robust and can be applied to the experiences of other developing oil-producing, oil-exporting, and oil-dependent economies.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00527-wCGECrude oilCoronavirusFiscal stimulusSimulationNigeria
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Boqiang Lin
Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
Financial Innovation
CGE
Crude oil
Coronavirus
Fiscal stimulus
Simulation
Nigeria
title Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
title_full Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
title_fullStr Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
title_full_unstemmed Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
title_short Global shocks and fiscal stimulus: a tale of an oil-dependent-exporting country
title_sort global shocks and fiscal stimulus a tale of an oil dependent exporting country
topic CGE
Crude oil
Coronavirus
Fiscal stimulus
Simulation
Nigeria
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00527-w
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