Macro-Hedging for Commodity Exporters /

This paper uses a dynamic optimization model to estimate the welfare gains of hedging against commodity price risk for commodity-exporting countries. The introduction of hedging instruments such as futures and options enhances domestic welfare through two channels. First, by reducing export income v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borensztein, Eduardo
Other Authors: Jeanne, Olivier, Sandri, Damiano
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/229
Online Access:Full text available on IMF