When it comes to being supplied with raw materials, Europe faces a number of chal­lenges. These include the diversification of European supply chains, the implementation of effective sustainability standards, and the reduction of strategic dependencies on China. What will European-Chinese raw...

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative was originally conceived by Tony Blair in 2002 to improve the transparency and accountability of extractive industries in resource-rich economies. It is theorized that the added transparency will create an environment welcoming to foreign direct...

The abundance of natural resources can hinder economic diversification. Russia’s heavy reliance on natural resources has not thoroughly been examined to determine whether a resource extraction boom promotes or stifles economic diversification. This study uses a dynamic DiD event approach to...

In this research, the function of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is reviewed, and the value of taking a comprehensive and historical perspective is suggested. It emphasizes the significance of considering the altering roles performed by the many parties involved, whether multinational,...

This paper investigates the economic impacts of the mining sector on household expenditures. Employing the difference-in-differences model and the Mongolia Household Socio-Economic Survey data from 2008 to 2016, I find that the mining activities benefited local residents. Specifically, mining...

All Africans—whether living in urban or rural areas—need access to affordable, clean, efficient, reliable, climate-proof, and renewable energy for both residential and productive uses to achieve sustainable development objectives. This report sets out a comprehensive and actionable roadmap...

In this working paper, we explore these questions based on analysis of a dataset of mining and mineral exploration projects covering all the major commodities or commodity groups in six Arctic countries or territories - Canada, Greenland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Alaska. We do so through an...

Economic data are important in governing the international political economy. Some of the most widely used macro statistics risk being undermined by systematic misalignment in reporting of economic activity due to illicit financial flows, as well as tax-minimizing financial transactions by...

Over 90 percent of Germany’s raw materials supply is imported and many of these imports come from only a small handful of producer countries. Often, these producer countries tend to be less democratic. In this respect, supply risks are extremely high in some cases, including for mineral raw...

Increasingly, firms are under pressure to take responsibility for the externalities their business activities generate. To avoid being targeted by activists, firms may engage in self-regulation. We study this phenomenon in the context of the payment transparency movement in extractive...

On April 2013 Kenya officially announced the discovery of oil discovery and other minerals propelling itself as a new entrant into the fast growing extractive industry in Africa. The oil and gas exploration are at advanced stages and early production of oil could begin in 2018. The revenues from...

We show that the incorporation of offshore entities increases when oil and gas exploration licences are awarded. We exploit leaked data on the incorporation of shell companies and detailed information on tax havens and the awarding rounds of oil licences to construct a new data set covering 119...

Extractive industries form an important part of the economy for many developing countries, but their impact on growth and welfare remains understudied. With global efforts to transition to net-zero carbon emissions in the coming decades, understanding the local impacts of the extractives sector...

Many researchers have only focused on a single way of collecting data when other methods are available. This study proposes a template for researchers who intend to use the qualitative means in extracting data for analysis. The template shows the Olonite Observation Extract Template (OOEXT)

As of April 2022, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) tallied 3,218 international investment treaties, of which 2,558 are in force. Investors in extractive industries (the oil, gas, and mining sectors) have used investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms...

The Entrepreneurship in the Raw Materials Sector proceeding is a collection of papers focusing on the macroeconomic aspects of green growth, the business opportunities in the raw materials sector, and the challenges in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship training. These papers were presented...

Extractive industries are spread across mining of metal and minerals, oil and gas, among others. Multinationals in these sectors are confronted with different challenges ranging from corruption, political risk, economic uncertainty, sunk costs, and the long-gestation periods to execute projects....

"This volume explores institutional change and performance in the resource-rich Andean countries during the last resource-boom and in the early post-boom years. The latest global commodity boom has profoundly marked the face of the resource-rich Andean region, significantly contributing to...

This publication on Broadening Options for Promoting Women’s Participation in the Extractive Industries Sector is a valuable contribution to exploring solutions for putting women at the heart of extractive industries activities and taking them to scale in Africa. This is only a beginning. The...

In our study, we individually forecast 26 metal prices one-month ahead and outperform the predefined benchmark model, a random-walk (with drift) in 18 (18) cases. These forecasts are based on an overview over a large set of potential predictors for mineral commodities, originating from studies...