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Economics of the Resource Curse
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2008-4-61-74
Abstract
The paper surveys economic and political science literature on resource curse, with a primary focus on the role of institutions. These studies show that resource abundance leads now not so much to macroeconomic risks of Dutch disease as to possible deterioration of the quality of government and political institutions. In particular, cross-country evidence on the impact of rising oil prices on media freedom and quality of corporate governance is discussed.
About the Authors
S. Guriev
New Economic School
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
K. Sonin
New Economic School
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Guriev S., Sonin K. Economics of the Resource Curse. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2008;(4):61-74. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2008-4-61-74
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