Policy towards Commodity Shocks in Developing Countries /

On the basis of a comparative study of 23 episodes involving commodity price shocks we find that both the public and private sectors typically save around half of a windfall gain resulting from a price rise. We argue that private windfalls should be left with the private sector rather than taxed. Th...

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Autore principale: Gunning, Jan
Altri autori: Collier, Paul
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/084
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF