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How Best to Use the Extraordinary Hydrocarbon Revenues in Bolivia: Results from a Computable General Equilibrium Model

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The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy, and particularly important as a source of government revenues. Using a CGE model, Andersen et al (2006) show that the natural gas boom is likely to boost GDP growth by about 1 percentage point per year. However, if the government continues with past spending and investment patterns, the boom is also likely to have a very adverse effect on the income distribution, so much so that the poorest half of the population is likely to experience absolute reductions in their real income levels compared to a scenario without gas boom. The present paper explores alternative uses of natural gas revenues in the CGE model to see if a better outcome can be engineered.

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  • Lykke E. Andersen, 2006. "How Best to Use the Extraordinary Hydrocarbon Revenues in Bolivia: Results from a Computable General Equilibrium Model," Development Research Working Paper Series 14/2006, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
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    1. Adams, Richard H, Jr, 1991. "The Economic Uses and Impact of International Remittances in Rural Egypt," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 39(4), pages 695-722, July.
    2. Lykke E. Andersen & Johann Caro & Robert Faris & Mauricio Medinaceli, 2006. "Natural Gas and Inequality in Bolivia after Nationalization," Development Research Working Paper Series 05/2006, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
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    1. Morales, Juan Antonio, 2008. "Distribución Directa a las Personas de la Renta Hidrocarburífera: Impactos Macroeconómicos," Documentos de trabajo 7/2008, Instituto de Investigaciones Socio-Económicas (IISEC), Universidad Católica Boliviana.
    2. de Mevius, François-Xavier & Albarracin, Ivan, 2008. "Bolivia and the Dutch Disease: What are the Risks and How to Avoid Them?," Documentos de trabajo 9/2008, Instituto de Investigaciones Socio-Económicas (IISEC), Universidad Católica Boliviana.
    3. Christian Velasquez-Donaldson, 2007. "Analysis of the Hydrocarbon Sector in Bolivia: How are the Gas and Oil Revenues Distributed?," Development Research Working Paper Series 06/2007, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.

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    Keywords

    Natural Gas; Inequality; CGE model; Bolivia;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q33 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Resource Booms (Dutch Disease)
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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