Operational Aspects of Fiscal Policy in Oil-Producing Countries /

Oil-producing countries face challenges arising from the fact that oil revenue is exhaustible, volatile, and uncertain, and largely originates from abroad. Reflecting these challenges, the paper proposes some important general principles for the formulation and assessment of fiscal policy in these c...

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1. Verfasser: Barnett, Steven
Weitere Verfasser: Ossowski, Rolando
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/177
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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