Harnessing Resource Wealth for Inclusive Growth in Fragile States

By Corinne C Delechat, John W Clark JR, Pranav Gupta, Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyi, Mesmin Koulet-Vickot, Carla Macario, Toomas Orav, Manuel Rosales Torres, Rene Tapsoba, Dmitry Zhdankin, Susan S. Yang

February 11, 2015

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Corinne C Delechat, John W Clark JR, Pranav Gupta, Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyi, Mesmin Koulet-Vickot, Carla Macario, Toomas Orav, Manuel Rosales Torres, Rene Tapsoba, Dmitry Zhdankin, and Susan S. Yang Harnessing Resource Wealth for Inclusive Growth in Fragile States, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed April 22, 2025

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Like other fragile sub-Saharan African countries, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are seeking to harness their natural resource potential in the context of ambitious development strategies. This study investigates options for scaling up public investment and expanding social safety nets in a general equilibrium setting. First, it assesses the macro-fiscal implications of alternative fiscal rules for public investment, and, second, it explicitly accounts for redistribution through direct cash transfers. Results show that a sustainable non-resource deficit target is robust to the high uncertainty of resources output and prices, while delivering growth benefits through higher public investment. The scaling-up magnitudes, however, depend on the size of projected resource revenue and absorptive capacity. Adding a social transfer raises private consumption, suggesting that a fraction of the resource revenue could be used to expand safety nets.

Subject: Consumption taxes, Debt sustainability, Environment, Expenditure, External debt, National accounts, Natural resources, Private consumption, Public investment spending, Taxes

Keywords: Consumption taxes, Debt sustainability, Fragile states, Inclusive growth, Investment efficiency, Investment path, MRU country, Natural resource, Natural resources, Private consumption, Public investment, Public investment spending, Resource revenue, Revenue profile, Social safety nets, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, WP

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54
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Working Paper No. 2015/025
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WPIEA2015025
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9781498392570
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1018-5941

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