Why Do Many Resource-Rich Countries Have Negative Genuine Saving? Anticipation of better times for rapacious rent seeking.

We investigate the Hartwick rule for saving of a nation necessary to sustain a constant level of private consumption for a small open economy with an exhaustible stock of natural resources. The amount by which a country saves and invests less than the marginal resource rents equals the expected capi...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Ploeg, F
Format: Working paper
Jezik:English
Izdano: OxCarre 2008