This book chapter analyzes the dysfunctions of Nigeria’s oil sector, often framed as the “resource curse.” The resource curse thesis has for long been employed to explain the developmental challenges of veteran oil and mineral exporters such as Nigeria. This chapter examines the weaknesses...

We examine the economic impacts of natural resource revenue-sharing systems, where central governments transfer a portion of resource revenue to producing regions. Using a natural experiment in Indonesia, we separately identify the effects of shared revenue and resource extraction. Contrary to...

We examine the economic impacts of natural resource revenue-sharing systems, where central governments transfer a portion of resource revenue to producing regions. Using a natural experiment in Indonesia, we separately identify the effects of shared revenue and resource extraction. Contrary to...

En el Marco Fiscal de Mediano Plazo de 2008 se afirma que buena parte de losrecursos provenientes del reciente choque petrolero se destinaron a la financiación delsubsidio a los combustibles. En este documento se contrasta esta afirmación mediante elcálculo del efecto del choque petrolero...

En el Marco Fiscal de Mediano Plazo de 2008 se afirma que buena parte de los recursos provenientes del reciente choque petrolero se destinaron a la financiación del subsidio a los combustibles. En este documento se contrasta esta afirmación mediante el cálculo del efecto del choque petrolero...