A systematic review of the effects and symptoms of the Dutch Disease globally: Lessons for Guyana

Navendradat Hardyal, Stephan Moonsammy () and Devin Warner
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Navendradat Hardyal: University of Guyana
Stephan Moonsammy: University of Guyana
Devin Warner: University of Guyana

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 3, No 8, 5665-5688

Abstract: Abstract The Dutch Disease is a well-documented phenomenon observed in countries that have experienced a boom in a non-renewable resource such as oil and gas and minerals. The evidence documented from the numerous studies done on Dutch Disease can therefore be used as a guide for policy makers to equip countries in lieu of a resource boom. This paper synthesizes the literature on Dutch Disease to outline the key economic effects documented in the literature. The main thematic areas of economic effects from the countries identified in the literature synthesis were then analyzed using trend analysis from a time series of economic variables for each country to represent the respective thematic areas. The trends were then discussed against the theoretical literature on Dutch Disease. The trend analysis was then extended to the country of Guyana which is on the verge of an oil boom, primarily to identify if the synthesis can provide any possible indications of potential Dutch Disease effects for the country. The synthesis predominantly showed the impacts of Dutch Disease to manufacturing which had a cyclical and downward trend in its contribution to Gross Domestic Product and impacts to the value of the agricultural sector. The synthesis also showed sporadic economic growth and varying effects on the exchange rate and wages in the country. The data for Guyana show a pre-disposition for Dutch Disease effects with the incoming oil boom and the potential existence of the Dutch Disease.

Keywords: Booming industry; Dutch Disease; Economic effects; Guyana; Systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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