Estimating the Impact of External Shocks on the ECCU: Application to the COVID Shock
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Summary:
We measure the impact of frequent exogeneous shocks on small ECCU economies, including changes to global economic activity, tourism flows, oil prices, passport sales, FDI, and natural disasters. Using Canonical-Correlation Analysis (CCA) and dynamic panel regression analysis we find significant effects of most of these shocks on output, while only fluctuations in oil prices have significant effects on inflation. Results also suggest a significant impact of FDI and passport sales on the external balance, a link that CCA identifies as the strongest among all analyzed relations. The model also shows how Covid-19 related shocks lead to substantial contractions in output in all ECCU countries and deterioration of the current account balance in most of them, depending on countries’ tourism dependency.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2021/218
Subject:
Balance of payments Current account balance Economic sectors Environment Foreign direct investment Natural disasters Oil prices Prices Tourism
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
August 20, 2021
ISBN/ISSN:
9781513585413/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2021218
Pages:
37
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