scholarly journals Oil boom, exchange rate and sectoral output: An empirical analysis of Dutch disease in oil-rich countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 102362
Author(s):  
Marwan Alssadek ◽  
James Benhin
UDA AKADEM ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 158-193
Author(s):  
Silvia Raquel Mejía-Matute ◽  
Luis Gabriel Pinos-Luzuriaga

La literatura de la economía del desarrollo, considera que un país con auge por hidrocarburos sufre de la enfermedad holandesa cuando el incremento del ingreso de capitales por el sector en auge, las remesas o la inversión extranjera, producen apreciación del tipo de cambio real que provoca desindustrialización. Los objetivos de esta investigación fueron establecer si la economía ecuatoriana sufrió del mal holandés en el segundo auge petrolero del Ecuador, entre el periodo 2001-2014 y determinar las variables que explican estos síntomas. Para ello, se realiza un análisis descriptivo basado en información del Banco Central y se construyen dos modelos econométricos con series de tiempo, donde las variables independientes son el tipo de cambio real y el peso de los bienes transables y los bienes no transables. Las variables independientes son el precio del petróleo, el gasto público, el índice de precios del consumidor y las exportaciones manufactureras. Los resultados muestran que la economía ecuatoriana presentó síntomas del mal holandés como el estancamiento de la industria, pero, no existe suficiente evidencia empírica que permita aseverar que fue causado por la apreciación del tipo de cambio real y el incremento de los precios del petróleo. Palabras clave: Enfermedad Holandesa, Petróleo, Tipo de Cambio Real, Transables y No Transables. Abstract The literature on development economics considers that a country with a hydrocarbon boom suffers from the Dutch Disease when the increase in capital inflows by the booming sector, remittances or foreign investment produces appreciation of the real exchange rate that causes deindustrialization. The objectives of this research were to establish if the Ecuadorian economy suffered from Dutch disease in the second oil boom in Ecuador between the period 2001 - 2014 and to determine the variables that explain these symptoms. For this, a descriptive analysis based on information from the Central Bank is carried out and two econometric models with time series are constructed, where the independent variables are the real exchange rate and the weight of tradable goods and nontradable goods. The independent variables are the price of oil, public spending, consumer´s price index and manufacturing exports. The results show that the Ecuadorian economy presented symptoms of the Dutch disease such as the stagnation of the industry, but there is not enough empirical evidence to assert that it was caused by the appreciation of the real exchange rate and the increase in oil prices.Keywords: Dutch Disease, Oil, Real Exchange Rate, Tradable and Non-Tradable


Author(s):  
Vahid Yücesoy

Oil-rich countries have oftentimes been confronted with the challenge of diversifying their economies away from oil dependence given the exhaustible nature of these fossil fuels. Investing in sovereign wealth funds has been one of the most ubiquitous ways of preparing for the post-oil period. Investing in sovereign wealth funds rather than directly injecting the oil revenues in the economy not only precludes the outbreak of the Dutch Disease (which is known for giving rise to an exchange rate appreciation, crowding out non-oil industries and keeping the economy reliant on oil), but it also saves for future generations. Yet, in the case of Azerbaijan, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), founded in 1999, has only increased this reliance on oil. Using the rentier states theoretical framework, this paper will argue that the direct control over SOFAZ exercised by the president and the lack of consultation with the NGOs have made corruption easier, making the task of economic diversification more difficult. This has been possible because through corruption the president has often resorted to oil money to buy peace rather than invest it in economic diversification. As a result, since the foundation of SOFAZ, the country is more reliant, not less, on oil.   Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v8i1.223  


Author(s):  
Jonathon W. Moses ◽  
Bjørn Letnes

One of the biggest challenges from petroleum wealth comes from a subsequent loss of international competitiveness. Resource wealth can easily inflate the local economy, making it more difficult for other economic sectors to maintain international competitiveness. This chapter introduces the challenge of Dutch Disease and its diverse remedies. The latter part of the chapter describes how Norway has always struggled with the need to maintain international competitiveness, and has developed a highly organized economy (corporatism) as a result. Norwegian incomes policy, responsible budgeting policies, devaluations, and a restricted pace of extraction have all been used, at various times, to limit the threat of a real exchange rate appreciation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 130 (630) ◽  
pp. 1715-1728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torfinn Harding ◽  
Radoslaw Stefanski ◽  
Gerhard Toews

Abstract We estimate the effect of giant oil and gas discoveries on bilateral real exchange rates. A giant discovery with the value of 10% of a country’s GDP appreciates the real exchange rate by 1.5% within ten years following the discovery. The appreciation starts before production begins and the non-traded component of the real exchange rate drives the appreciation. Labour reallocates from the traded goods sector to the non-traded goods sector, leading to changes in labour productivity. These findings provide direct evidence on the channels central to the theories of the Dutch disease and the Balassa–Samuelson effect.


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