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Ethnic diversity, concentration of political power and the curse of natural resources

Economia Politica, 2022
The empirical evidence suggests that the resource rich countries tend to have poor economic perfor- mance and higher rent seeking. In this paper, we develop a general equilibrium model explaining why natural resources turn out to be a curse in an economy divided into two classes: elite and workers.
Waqar Wadho
exaly   +3 more sources

The Effects of Natural Resources on Urbanization, Concentration, and Living Standards in Africa

World Development, 2017
Summary This paper examines the effects of natural resource abundance on urbanization and living standards in Africa. Our central hypothesis is that the exploitation of natural resources in a context of poor governance quality creates the conditions for rapid urbanization and urban concentration, and ultimately lowers living standards in primal ...
Christian Hubert Ebeke   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Stunted Growth: Natural Resource Concentration, Economic Growth, and Dutch Disease in the Southeastern United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We study the link between economic growth and resource endowment in the southeastern United States and find signs of Dutch Disease. Using data for 815 counties in this region, we focus attention on the connection between economic growth and forest resources.
Elliott, Vaughn M.   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

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