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Natural Resources and Socio-Economic Progress
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2014 The article reviews international debates on development problems of the resource-based economies. It draws atten tion to causes and mechanisms of the so-called "resource curse" and symptoms of systemic breakdowns and stagnant phenomena in resource-based
Larissa Mikhaylovna Kapitsa
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Volatility and the natural resource curse [PDF]
Oxford Economic Papers, 2009 We provide cross-country evidence that rejects the traditional interpretation of the natural resource curse. First, growth depends negatively on volatility of unanticipated output growth independent of initial income, investment, human capital, trade openness, natural resource dependence, and population growth.
van der Ploeg, F., Poelhekke, S.
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The 9+ month marathon: How pregnancy may have shaped human endurance capacities
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Anthropology has long considered the evolution of our uniquely human endurance capacities to be the result of selection upon anatomical and physiological features imposed by the demands of thermoregulation and resource acquisition, particularly during the demands of persistence hunting. Research has focused on the anatomical changes present in
Cara Ocobock
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The Role of Technological Innovation, Financial Market Risk, and Institutional Quality in Shaping the Impact of Natural Resource Revenues on Financial Development [PDF]
فصلنامه پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایرانThe resource curse hypothesis, as an important area of research, addresses the complex relationship between natural resource revenues and financial development.
Mahdiyeh Rezagholizadeh +2 more
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Revisiting the natural resource curse: A cross-country growth study
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 This paper revisits the original natural resource curse study conducted by Sachs and Warner to investigate the relationship between natural resource dependence and per capita growth in recent data consisting of 68 developing countries that includes 14 ...
Khalid Adnan Saeed
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In Search of the Missing Resource Curse [PDF]
Economía, 2009 In "In Search of the Missing Resource Curse," Lederman and Maloney critically tackle the problem of whether the natural resource curse exists. The idea that countries rich in natural resources are "doomed" by the existence of their lucky endowment has been in the minds of economists for more than 200 years. Perhaps the most important empirical findings
Lederman, Daniel, Maloney, William F.
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Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gold discoveries transformed the 19th century British colony of Queensland, Australia, driving migration, a second wave of pastoral expansion northwards, and an increasingly diverse population. This study presents a comparative and contextual zooarchaeological analysis of British and southern Chinese food waste—globally significant migrant ...
Marc Cheeseman
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Moving beyond neurophobia to cultivate the neuroquisitive learner
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract “Neurophobia,” a pervasive fear of the neurological sciences, poses a significant barrier in medical education, affecting learners and physicians worldwide. Its consequences are far‐reaching, contributing to a limited neurology workforce and diminished confidence among non‐specialists in managing neurological conditions.
Joanna R. Appel +1 more
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract The examination of anatomical cross‐sections can facilitate the understanding of spatial and clinical anatomy. Visualization technologies, with dynamic and interactive displays, can be used to learn sectional anatomy in a mostly self‐directed manner.
Guilherme Reis Borges Coelho Fonseca +2 more
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Transparency initiatives and Tanzania’s extractive industry governance
Development Studies Research, 2018 The proper management of natural resources and its proceeds is critical for resource-rich countries. Many resource-rich countries have arguably been plagued by aspects of what scholars call ‘the resource curse’.
Japhace Poncian, Henry Michael Kigodi
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