Calculating Sustainable Non-Mineral Balances As Benchmarks for Fiscal Policy: The Case of Botswana

Assuming a social welfare function that smoothes expenditure, this paper calculates a sustainability benchmark for the non-mineral balance in Botswana that is based on a notion of a ""permanent income"" from non-renewable resources. It is derived by constructing a hypothetical an...

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Main Author: Clausen, Jens R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2008
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 08/117
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Summary:Assuming a social welfare function that smoothes expenditure, this paper calculates a sustainability benchmark for the non-mineral balance in Botswana that is based on a notion of a ""permanent income"" from non-renewable resources. It is derived by constructing a hypothetical annuity from revenues from these resources, which is held constant in terms of GDP. Botswana is an interesting case because current projections suggest that diamond resources could be largely exhausted within a generation
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (15 p)
ISBN:1451869770
9781451869774

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