I. Introduction; II. Natural Disasters in the Caribbean and the Sahel; A. Hurricanes in the Caribbean; B. Droughts in the Sahel; III. A model of optimal international reserves; A. The model; B. An approximated closed-form solution for the reserves-to-imports ratio:; IV. Calibration and Numerical Solution; A. Self-insurance against natural disasters; B. Self-insurance against terms of trade shocks; C. Self-insurance against natural disasters and terms of trade shocks; V. Conclusion; References; Appendix 1. List of Countries in Each Group
Summary
This paper develops an analytical framework that helps to quantify the optimal level of international reserves for a small open economy with limited access to foreign capital and subject to natural disasters or terms of trade shocks. International reserves allow the country to relieve balance of payments pressures caused by external shocks and to avoid large fluctuations in imports. I calibrate the model to two regions, the Caribbean and the Sahel, and assess the sensitivity of the results
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