Efficient Energy Investment and Fiscal Adjustment in Senegal

Senegal's fiscal deficit and public debt have been on the rise owing partly to an ailing and inefficient oil-based energy sector

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
23 April 2019
Country:
Senegal
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
12 March 2014
Authors:
Issoufou, S, Buffie, E.F, Diop, M.B. and Thiaw, K

Abstract

Senegal바카라 사이트™s fiscal deficit and public debt have been on the rise in recent years owing partly to an ailing and inefficient oil-based energy sector. In this paper the authors use a two-sector, open-economy, dynamic general equilibrium model to investigate the effects of varying fiscal policy instruments one at a time and of policy packages that increase public investment in energy and infrastructure in scenarios with varying degrees of debt finance and with different types of supporting fiscal adjustment.

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Citation

Salifou Issoufou, Edward F Buffie, Mouhamadou Bamba Diop, Kalidou Thiaw (2014) Efficient Energy Investment and Fiscal Adjustment in Senegal. IMF Working Paper No. 14/44

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