01559cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001952 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451851663 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Soderling, Ludvig. Escaping the Curse of Oil? : The Case of Gabon / Ludvig Soderling. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper studies the prospects for sustainable growth and economic development in Gabon, in the face of a severe decline in its main source of income and growth, id est oil. A simple Computable General Equilibrium model is used to simulate the development of the non-oil economy under various assumptions. The results of the simulations underline Gabon's dependence on foreign financing-especially private-and its vulnerability to variations in oil prices. The potential role of an income stabilization fund is also discussed. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/093 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2002/093/001.2002.issue-093-en.xml IMF e-Library