01661cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011530 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475502459 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cherif, Reda. Oil Exporters' Dilemma : How Much to Save and How Much to Invest / Reda Cherif, Fuad Hasanov. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (22 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 Policymakers in oil-exporting countries confront the question of how to allocate oil revenues among consumption, saving, and investment in the face of high income volatility. We study this allocation problem in a precautionary saving and investment model under uncertainty. Consistent with data in the 2000s, precautionary saving is sizable and the marginal propensity to consume out of permanent shocks is below one, in stark contrast to the predictions of the perfect foresight model. The optimal investment rate is high if productivity in the tradable sector is high enough. Mode of access: Internet Hasanov, Fuad. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/004/001.2012.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library