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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Oil revenue"”.
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The Impact of Oil Revenue on the Iranian Economy
This study aims to identify the effects of oil income on economic growth in Iran over the period 1955-2014. The empirical literature indicates that countries with natural resources are growing more slowly than their counterparts. However, the results from this literature are far from conclusive, …
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Corruption in Oil Revenue Distribution and Conflict in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
… charges totaling $22 trillion dollars related to oil revenues. In Bayelsa State, a Nigerian state that produces oil, officials have been marked with high level corruption in oil revenue. In particular, the state faces constant conflicts among the government, multinational oil corporations, and the …
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A comparative analysis of declining oil revenue implications on mono-economy budgetary objectives
Crude oil is known as one of the most dynamically transacted commodities in today’s world, and as such, the global impact of the changes in oil price cannot be over-emphasised. Historically, these changes in oil price have been a constant phenomenon from the time when the oil price dropped …
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The Effect of Oil Revenue on The Fertility Pattern in Iran 1952-1976 (Economy)
… the relationship between the distribution of oil revenue and fertility patterns across the Iranian provinces. Counter to expectation based on the experience of developed nations, in Iran the increase of oil revenue from 1952 to 1975 was not accompanied by a decline in the fertility rate.
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The paradox of allocation and utilisation of oil revenue in Nigeria: the macro-accounting perspective
… over the years since the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria, which is, the issues of allocation and utilisation of oil revenue. Crude oil has been an indispensable source of energy and revenue for Nigeria from 1960 to date. It generates the most astounding sum of income to the federal, state …
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Challenging Patronage Networks and Corruption in Iraq: A social accounting matrix analysis of citizen-based oil revenue distribution
… the use of citizen-based direct distribution of oil revenues and studies the economic impacts of this policy using Social Accounting Matrix analysis. The methodology for this analysis includes testing the policy at different levels of per capita distribution, as well as with three variations in …
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Impact of oil revenue volatility on the real exchange rate and the structure of economy: Empirical evidence of “Dutch disease” in Iraq
… in a particular export commodity sector (i.e., oil) affects relative price of non-tradable goods against tradable goods, the real exchange rate and competitiveness in the rest of the economy: This problem has been analysed in the early stage by (Corden and Neary 1982) with the so-called …
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Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms in Ghana's Petroleum Revenue Management Act: A Critical Analysis and Socio-Political Contextualisation with Counterpoints from Norway and Botswana
… Ghana has very little to show for that. The revenue generated from minerals in Ghana went into the Consolidated Fund associated with mismanagement and corruption. Auditor-General's annual reports support this assertion, and the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the source of the …
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Essays on Institutions, Ethnic Divisions and Poverty
… of the poor on the effect of democracy and oil revenue on poverty. I argue that ethnic heterogeneity reduces the likelihood that poor citizens will organize and pressure political elites to provide public goods and services that improve their general welfare. As a result, democracy and oil …
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Framework of property rating practice for financing neighbourhood facilities provision in Nigeria
… Findings revealed that Over-Reliance on Crude Oil Revenue and Poor Taxation System are the most significant factors militating against the implementation of property rating practice in Bauchi metropolis. And that ‘lack of political will’ is a factor that significantly affects the existing …
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Oil and Paper: Ownership, Economic Development, and Iraq's 2007 Draft Oil and Gas Law
The 2007 Draft Oil Law's parliamentary collapse demonstrates that Iraqi legislation must settle the issue of ownership prior to determining foreign investment rules. The draft law has been criticized by western academics for its economic benefits to international oil companies, but in Iraq the law …
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Oil volatility and government spending behaviour in oil-exporting countries.
… contribution of the dynamic relationship between oil volatility, including revenue, price and rent in relation to government spending behaviour in OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporting countries. A research gap has been identified in three areas, firstly, there is a paucity of comparative literature …
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The Effects of Alternative Energy on Saudi Arabia and the Implications for U.S. National Security
… has been placed on the necessity of achieving oil independence within the United States, little attention has been paid to how a reduction or even elimination of oil imports will affect oil-producing countries whose primary source of revenue is derived from oil exportation. The impact of …
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Exploring Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy, and Consumption: Insights From Middle East and North Africa Nations and Oil-Exporting Countries
… on Private Consumption: A Study of Selected Oil-Exporting Countries Consumption accounts for the largest share of GDP in most countries and is crucial for stimulating aggregate demand. In their quest to diversify away from dependence on oil revenue, it is advantageous for oil exporting …
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An empirical study of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
… practice, improved transparency practices in its oil and gas industry. Its findings are the result of applying an accountability theoretical framework to the disclosure practices of the oil and gas industry. Although other studies have been published on the activities of the Nigerian oil and gas …
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Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria.
Environmental concerns dominate every stage of oil and gas operations, from production to consumption stages. At the production stage, there is the problem of waste of associated gas through flaring emissions, while pipeline leakages and tanker accidents are common during transportation of products …
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Policy experiments for the Saudi’s economy using a Computable General Equilibrium Model (CGE): oil demand and tariff liberalisation effects on the Saudi economy
… effects of an exogenous shock of world oil demand and the possibility of adapting a trade liberalisation regime in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, this study comprises of two main experiments each with a number of simulations. The first experiment examines the effects of an increase in world …
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The Impact of Non-Traditional Banking and National-level Governance on Banking Performance: Evidence from the GCC Region
… monarchical system of government, dependency on oil revenue, restricted democratic governance, and hybrid institutional characteristics, including high state ownership and the coexistence of Islamic and conventional banks. These features offer a crucial perspective for examining how banking …
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Drivers and obstacles of agriculture development in Libya : Case study : Marine aquaculture.
… The issues identified were; availability of oil revenue and the corruption associated with the ruling elite has had a negative role in agricultural development process, in terms of high dependency of on oil, and government ignoring of improving productivity led to emergence of the Dutch …
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