The resource curse literature has necessarily evolved in a rather fragmented way. While
economists, political economists and political scientists have largely focused on the role of …

Is economic diversification desirable for a resource rich country? Our knowledge on this
issue is at best partial. This paper revisits the literature on diversification in resource rich …

The role of natural resource endowments in socio-economic development has sparked an
enormous interest. One research area that could be pursued is the impact of natural …

As exports grow, export diversification tends to increase in develo** countries, but
decrease in high-income countries. We examine how the effect of transportation costs on …

Oil-exporting countries are often advised to diversify their economies, yet surprisingly little is
known about how this can be done. Research on this issue has been constrained by …

The present paper aims, on the one hand, to test the impact of oil rents on economic growth
and examine the main symptoms of the resource curse phenomenon in oil-abundant MENA …

The differentiation in the impact of resources on economic growth is often explained by the
specifics of institutional factors. The aim of this paper is to investigate how sub-national …

This paper aims, on the one hand, to investigate the impact of governance on economic
diversification in 11 oil-abundant MENA countries and three successful diversifiers (Canada …

As Ghana continues to develop into one of West Africa's economic leaders, the extractive
resource sector will play a critical role in the country's industrialization in a post-industrial …

This paper examines how democratic institutions shape the nexus of natural resources and
income inequality, under the hypothesis that democracy can help to alleviate the possible …