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The International Economics of Natural Resources and Growth
Gylfason, Thorvaldur - 2021
This article is in three parts. First, it briefly describes the contribution of natural resources to economic growth …
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Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth : Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa
Arezki, Rabah - 2013
experienced relatively low and non inclusive economic growth as well as high levels of macroeconomic volatility. Important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090950
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Weapons of Choice
Dreher, Axel - 2015
This article investigates the effect of natural resources on whether ethno-political groups choose to pursue their goals with non-violent as compared to violent means, distinguishing terrorism from insurgencies. It is hypothesized that whether or not the extraction of fossil fuels sparks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013019416
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Natural Resources : Curse or Blessing?
van der Ploeg, Rick - 2013
and bad growth prospects, and that these adverse effects are more severe in volatile countries with bad institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094532
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How Does the Flow of Remittances Affect the Trade Balance of the Middle East and North Africa?
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2016
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) economies have had the highest degree of dependency on received remittances worldwide over the last three decades. The region has also had the highest non-oil external trade balance deficit among developing countries. We examine the role of remittances in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977472
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Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in Middle East and North African Countries
Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Ben Youssef, Adel; M'Henni, Hatem - 2021
hypothesis. Thus, our findings suggest that not all MENA countries need to sacrifice economic growth to decrease their emission … growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315936
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Natural Resource Endowment : A Mixed Blessing?
Gylfason, Thorvaldur - 2011
resources, economic growth, and some of the main determinants of growth, including democracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129862
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Diversification, Dutch Disease, and Economic Growth : Options for Uganda
Gylfason, Thorvaldur - 2014
, which reduces investment and economic growth over time. (iii) Wage increases in the resource-intensive sector that spill …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013040480
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Direct Distribution of Rents and the Resource Curse in Iran : A Micro-Econometric Analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2014
Our goal is to examine the income inequality and welfare effects of the direct distribution of resource rents and subsequent taxation in Iran. We use rich micro survey data covering more than 36,000 Iranian households in 2009. Our micro-simulations show that the direct distribution of resource...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051615
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Resource Windfalls, Macroeconomic Stability and Growth : The Role of Political Institutions
Arezki, Rabah - 2011
macroeconomic stability and economic growth in a panel of up to 129 countries during the period 1970-2007. Our main findings are …. Third, we find that in the long run resource windfalls have negative effects on non-resource sector GDP growth. Yet, the … windfalls on macroeconomic stability and economic growth are moderated by the quality of political institutions …
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