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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnett, Steven
Other Authors: Ossowski, Rolando
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/177
Online Access:Full text available on IMF