Macro-hedging for commodity exporters /

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 ex...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Hauptverfasser:

Borensztein, Eduardo, Jeanne, Olivier, Sandri, Damiano

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009.

Zusammenfassung:

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.

Umfang:

1 online resource (33 pages) : illustrations.

Schlagworte:

Hedging (Finance)

Primary commodities.