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The impact of commodity price volatility on fiscal balance and the role of real interest rate
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posted on 2023-05-21, 05:32 authored by Majumder, MK, Mala RaghavanMala Raghavan, Joaquin VespignaniJoaquin VespignaniThis study explores the impact of commodity price volatility on external debt accumulation under fixed, managed, and floating exchange rate regimes. We estimate dynamic panel data models for 97 countries from 1993 to 2016. Our empirical findings show that commodity price volatility increases external debt accumulation for commodity-exporting countries. This impact is three-times higher for countries with fixed exchange rate regimes compared to managed floating exchange rate regimes. Under floating exchange regimes, the effect of commodity price volatility on external debt is statistically insignificant. Our results suggest that the adoption of a floating exchange rate regime by commodity-exporting countries is critical to mitigate the effects of commodity price volatility on external debt accumulation.
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Publication title
Empirical EconomicsVolume
63Pagination
1375-1402ISSN
0377-7332Department/School
TSBEPublisher
SpringerPlace of publication
GermanyRights statement
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