Agenor and Aizenman (2004) have suggested that terms of trade shocks can also lead to an asymmetric response in savings. Slumps and booms in commodity prices may trigger different response to welfare changes. Households may not be able to smooth consumption when faced with adverse shocks to the terms of trade due to the presence of, say, increased borrowing constraints in the international financial markets. Consequently, in order to maintain a smooth consumption path, economic agents may be forced to dissave by a larger amount than they would otherwise have. To the extent that domestic agents internalize the possibility of facing restrictive borrowing constraints during hard time, they may also consume less and save more in good times. Given that many households in the developing economies are faced with credit constraints, the possibility of an asymmetric effect of terms of trade on savings cannot be ruled out.