Paradox of plenty: Norway’s macroeconomic policy dilemmas during the oil price crash, 2014-15

Sashi Sivramkrishna

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2019, vol. 42, issue 2, 191-214

Abstract: Norway, a country at the top of global rankings in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and human development was also in an enviable position with large current account and fiscal surpluses, as well as a massive stock of public assets. Then came a shock; between June 2014 and early 2016 oil prices tumbled by more than 70 percent. As a major oil exporter, Norway’s current account was severely impacted but could this actually draw Norway into a macroeconomic crisis? Couldn’t it just fund its way out of the contractionary pressures building up in the economy using its stock of foreign currency reserves being held in a sovereign wealth fund? This article explores the fiscal and monetary policy challenges that Norway faced in preempting falling GDP growth and rising unemployment while at the same time, warding off a housing bubble going bust.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2018.1533413

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