01543cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009195 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823578 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (42 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 attempts to assess the impact of the oil shock on South Asian economies, including Sri Lanka, as well as policy responses to deal with the shock, and the real income loss for low-income households if fuel subsidies were fully removed. The most important impact has been on the balance of payments followed by the results of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) conducted for Sri Lanka. Finally, the paper explores to what extent Sri Lanka's large receipts of worker remittances serve as a hedge against shocks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/447 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/447/002.2006.issue-447-en.xml IMF e-Library