Oil dependence and economic instability

We show that dependence on foreign energy can increase economic instability by raising the likelihood of equilibrium indeterminacy, hence making fluctuations driven by self-fulfilling expectations easier to occur. This is demonstrated in a standard neoclassical growth model. Calibration exercises, b...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Conraria, Luís Aguiar (author)
Outros Autores: Wen, Yi (author)
Formato: workingPaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2007
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6104
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6104