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An empirical assessment of the Dutch disease channel of the resource curse: the case of Chad

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  • Sandrine A. Kablan

    (ERUDITE, Université de Paris Est Créteil)

  • Josef L. Loening

    (World Bank)

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We examine the effects of the ‘natural resource curse' on Chad and find little evidence for Dutch disease. Structural vector auto-regression suggests that changes in domestic output and prices are overwhelmingly determined by aggregate demand and supply shocks, and while oil production and high international prices negatively affect agricultural output, the effects are small. Consistent with empirical evidence for neighbouring Cameroon, we observe minimal impact on Chad's manufacturing sector. In this context, increased public expenditures in tradable sectors present the opportunity to make oil revenues an engine of national development.

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  • Sandrine A. Kablan & Josef L. Loening, 2012. "An empirical assessment of the Dutch disease channel of the resource curse: the case of Chad," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(3), pages 2007-2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-12-00516
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    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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