Fiscal sustainability, public investment, and growth in natural resource-rich, low-income countries: the case of Cameroon

This paper assesses the implications of the use of oil revenue for public investment on growth and fiscal sustainability in Cameroon. We develop a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of such investment on growth and on the path of key fiscal indicators, such as the no...

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Hauptverfasser: Samake, Issouf (VerfasserIn), Muthoora, Priscilla (VerfasserIn), Versailles, Bruno (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC IMF 2013
Schriftenreihe:IMF working paper 13/144
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Zusammenfassung:This paper assesses the implications of the use of oil revenue for public investment on growth and fiscal sustainability in Cameroon. We develop a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of such investment on growth and on the path of key fiscal indicators, such as the non-oil primary deficit and public debt. Policy scenarios show that Cameroon's large infrastructural needs and relatively low current debt levels could justify a temporary deviation from traditional policy advice that suggests saving part of the oil revenue to smooth expenditure over time. Model simulations show that a relatively high degree of efficiency of public investment is needed for scaled-up public investment to make a significant contribution to growth, while maintaining fiscal sustainability
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