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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Natural resource curse"”.
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The political economy of oil in Nigeria: How oil's impact on rent distribution has contributed to Nigeria's sub-optimal economic performance
… paradox is widely believed to be a result of the natural resource curse. The natural resource curse is a phenomenon attributed to the inverse relationship between economic growth rates and the natural resource abundance of countries, and several notions have been put forward as to the mechanism …
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Three Papers on the Political Consequences of Oil Prices
… While the political and economic impact of natural resource wealth in general is strongly debated, the political consequences of these sudden shifts have gone understudied. This dissertation examines the relationship between politics and oil from a new perspective. First, I implement a …
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Three essays in public finance
… usually face significant constraints on fiscal resources' availability to provide goods and services. They have low-quality institutions that hinder their ability to collect taxes and to spend resources efficiently. They are also more vulnerable to suffer natural disasters and their …
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The dynamic relationship between oil wealth and economic growth: the case of Nigeria.
… the country to escape the adverse effects of natural resource wealth. At present, the Nigerian government is still struggling to find solutions to tackle the deteriorating state of affairs, particularly in terms of unemployment, rising food prices and internal security. The main aim of this …