How Best to Use the Extraordinary Hydrocarbon Revenues in Bolivia: Results from a Computable General Equilibrium Model

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The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy, and particularly important as a source of government revenues. Using a CGE model, Andersen et al (2006) show that the natural gas boom is likely to boost GDP growth by about 1 percentage point per year. However, if the government continues with past spending and investment patterns, the boom is also likely to have a very adverse effect on the income distribution, so much so that the poorest half of the population is likely to experience absolute reductions in their real income levels compared to a scenario without gas boom. The present paper explores alternative uses of natural gas revenues in the CGE model to see if a better outcome can be engineered.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Development Research Working Paper Series ; No. 14/2006

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Resource Booms ; Energy and the Macroeconomy
• Subject: Natural Gas ; Inequality ; CGE model ; Bolivia

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Andersen, Lykke E.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD)
• (where): La Paz
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/189531
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