Are Diamonds Forever? : Using the Permanent Income Hypothesis to Analyze Botswana's Reliance on Diamond Revenue /

This study assesses the sustainability of Botswana's diamond-related fiscal revenue. Diamond reserves are not adequate to generate enough permanent revenue to sustain a high level of expenditure. Under the current fiscal rule that no debt may be accumulated, Botswana will have to save more to a...

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Autor Principal: Basdevant, Olivier
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/080
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This study assesses the sustainability of Botswana's diamond-related fiscal revenue. Diamond reserves are not adequate to generate enough permanent revenue to sustain a high level of expenditure. Under the current fiscal rule that no debt may be accumulated, Botswana will have to save more to avoid an abrupt adjustment in the medium term.
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