Shocks and Shields: Macroeconomic Institutions During Commodity Price Swings

By Rabah Arezki, Patrick A. Imam, Kangni R Kpodar

January 17, 2025

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Rabah Arezki, Patrick A. Imam, and Kangni R Kpodar. "Shocks and Shields: Macroeconomic Institutions During Commodity Price Swings", IMF Working Papers 2025, 015 (2025), accessed February 12, 2025, https://0-doi-org.library.svsu.edu/10.5089/9798400296710.001

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Summary

Countries facing commodity (net) export price shocks tend to implement fiscal rules and to financially close their economies, demonstrating “macroeconomic prudence”. These effects are (unsurprisingly) asymmetric between import and export price shocks. The impact of commodity (net) export prices on macroeconomic institutions is influenced by the intensity of shocks and income levels of the countries, with higher-income countries driving the main results. These findings remain robust across various checks, including different estimators and additional control and dependent variables. These findings suggest that macroeconomic institutions are reactive to terms of trade shocks stemming from commodity price fluctuations.

Subject: Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Exchange rate arrangements, Export prices, Fiscal policy, Fiscal rules, Foreign exchange, Prices

Keywords: Commodity export, Commodity export windfall, Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Commodity terms of trade shock, Exchange rate arrangements, Export prices, Fiscal rules, Global, Impact of commodity, Macroeconomic institutions, Natural resources, Price shock, Resource curse

Publication Details

Pages:

31
Volume:

2025
DOI:

https://0-doi-org.library.svsu.edu/10.5089/9798400296710.001
Issue:

015
Series:

Working Paper No. 2025/015
Stock No:

WPIEA2025015
ISBN:

9798400296710
ISSN:

1018-5941

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