The Dutch disease in Kuwait, 1973-88

Kuwait benefitted from positive oil shocks in 1973-74 and 1979-80 but also suffered from a protracted negative oil shock from 1982 to 1988. We analyse the impact of these shocks on the Kuwaiti economy with the help of the real Dutch disease model which we first adapt to better reflect Kuwait's...

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Main Author: Al-Yousuf, Ala'a H.
Published: University of Oxford 1995
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.665302