Macro-Hedging for Commodity Exporters

Eduardo Borensztein, Olivier Jeanne and Damiano Sandri

No 15452, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper uses a dynamic optimization model to estimate the welfare gains of hedging against commodity price risk for commodity-exporting countries. We show that the introduction of hedging instruments such as futures and options enhances domestic welfare through two channels. First, by reducing export income volatility and allowing for a smoother consumption path. Second, by reducing the country's need to hold foreign assets as precautionary savings (or by improving the country's ability to borrow against future export income). Under plausibly calibrated parameters, the second channel may lead to much larger welfare gains, amounting to several percentage points of annual consumption.

JEL-codes: C61 E21 F30 F40 G13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-10
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Published as Borensztein, Eduardo & Jeanne, Olivier & Sandri, Damiano, 2013. "Macro-hedging for commodity exporters," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 105-116.

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