The Dynamic Effects of Commodity Prices on Fiscal Performance in Latin America /

The recent boom and bust in commodity prices has raised concerns about the impact of volatile commodity prices on Latin American countries' fiscal positions. Using a novel quarterly data set-which includes unique country-specific commodity price indices and a comprehensive measure of public exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medina, Leandro
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/192
Online Access:Full text available on IMF