Designing Oil Revenue Management Mechanisms : An Application to Chad / Benoit Campagne.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Campagne, Benoit.

Contributor:

Campagne, Benoit.

Kitzmuller, Markus.

Tordo, Silvana.

Series:

Policy research working papers.

World Bank e-Library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic Modeling.

Energy Policies and Economics.

Fiscal and Monetary Policy.

Fiscal Policy.

Fiscal Rules.

Macroeconomic Management.

Oil and Gas.

Oil Prices.

Oil Revenue Management.

Procyclical Policy.

Local Subjects:

Economic Modeling.

Energy Policies and Economics.

Fiscal and Monetary Policy.

Fiscal Policy.

Fiscal Rules.

Macroeconomic Management.

Oil and Gas.

Oil Prices.

Oil Revenue Management.

Procyclical Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (44 pages)

Other Title:

Designing Oil Revenue Management Mechanisms

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2020.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Oil resources usually play a significant role in oil-rich countries, in gross domestic product and government revenues. High dependence of government revenues on oil can contribute to severe recession following an adverse commodity price shock, such as in 2014. This paper examines the extent to which a fiscal rule or stabilization fund could translate into a less pro-cyclical fiscal policy, with the government saving part of its oil revenues during periods of high prices and drawing down on the savings during difficult periods. Using the macro-structural model MFMod, the paper presents, evaluates, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of different oil revenue management mechanisms applied to the specific case of Chad. The scenarios demonstrate that a well-designed management rule can successfully insulate the public budget from the oil price cycle, resulting in a significant reduction in the volatility of the economy.