Structural Policies for Shock-Prone Commodity Exporters.

Countries that are reliant upon commodity exports periodically face large adverse price shocks. Given past volatility, the present high world prices for commodities may be a precursor to such shocks. Unsurprisingly, adverse price shocks reduce the growth of constant-price GDP and we analyze which st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Collier, P, Goderis, B
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: OxCarre 2008