The Symptoms of Illness: Does Israel Suffer from “Dutch Disease”?
The natural gas revolution in Israel started about two decades ago. Its numerous social impacts include moving to cleaner energy, improving energy security and the balance of trade, tightening international relations, and increasing tax revenue. However, “Dutch disease” phenomena—where the accelerated export of natural gas leads to the strengthening of the local currency, the subsequent weakening of other exporting industries, and rising unemployment—might suck Israel into the economic slowdown. This study examines whether the strengthening of the New Israeli Shekel (ILS) in recent years is a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Energies, Vol 12, Iss 14, p 2752 (2019) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | Dutch disease / natural gas / event study / real exchange rate / announcements / currency appreciation / export / expectations / Technology / T |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26625865 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142752 |