Aid and the Dutch Disease in Low-Income Countries : Informed Diagnoses for Prudent Prognoses /
This paper demonstrates that the Dutch disease need not materialize in low-income countries that can draw on their idle productive capacity to satisfy the aid-induced increased demand. Diagnoses on, and prognoses for, the Dutch disease should take into account country-specific circumstances to avoid...
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| Format: | Revija |
| Jezik: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2004.
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| Serija: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2004/049 |
| Online dostop: | Full text available on IMF |
| Izvleček: | This paper demonstrates that the Dutch disease need not materialize in low-income countries that can draw on their idle productive capacity to satisfy the aid-induced increased demand. Diagnoses on, and prognoses for, the Dutch disease should take into account country-specific circumstances to avoid ill-advised policies. The paper emphasizes that using public resources inefficiently can be more painful than real exchange rate appreciations, which may not necessarily embody the Dutch disease. |
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| Fizični opis: | 1 online resource (19 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Dostop: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |