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Mohaddes, K. and Raissi, M.

Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Dampen the Negative Effects of Commodity Price Volatility?

CWPE1710

Abstract: This paper studies the impact of commodity terms of trade (CToT) volatility on economic growth (and its sources) in a sample of 69 commodity-dependent countries, and assesses the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and quality of institutions in their long-term growth performance. Using annual data over the period 1981.2014, we employ the Cross-Sectionally augmented Autoregressive Distributive Lag (CS-ARDL) methodology for estimation to account for cross-country heterogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and feedback effects. We find that while CToT volatility exerts a negative impact on economic growth (operating through lower accumulation of physical capital and lower TFP), the average impact is dampened if a country has a SWF and better institutional quality (hence a more stable government expenditure).

Keywords: Economic growth, commodity prices, volatility, sovereign wealth funds

JEL Codes: C23 E32 F43 O13 O40

Author links: Kamiar Mohaddes  

PDF: https://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/research-files/repec/cam/pdf/cwpe1710.pdf

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.7851


Published Version of Paper: Do sovereign wealth funds dampen the negative effects of commodity price volatility?, Mohaddes, K. and Raissi, M., Journal of Commodity Markets (2017)

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