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 …

An important question in development studies is how natural resources richness affects long-
term economic growth. No consensus answer, however, has yet emerged, with …

In line with the rising interest in harnessing natural resource revenues for economic and
human development through productive government investments, this paper aims to …

Shortly after oil production commenced in 2004, Timor-Leste became one of the most oil
dependent countries in the world. The purpose of this piece is to assess whether Timor …

We revisit the resource curse theory by providing empirical evidence for the effects of natural
resource rents on subjective well-being. Using a cross-sectional model based on a global …

Under the unprecedented negative impacts of global economic slowdown and
environmental deterioration, the question of how to turn the “natural resource curse” into the …

The present inquiry focuses on the modernization perspectives of the commodity‐exporting
countries through the lens of development economics. To this end, the study adopts the …

There has been increasing interest in the so-called 'resource curse': the tendency of
resource-rich countries to underperform in several socio-economic outcomes. More recently …

Surprisingly, there has been little research conducted about the cross-country relationship
between oil dependence/abundance and income inequality. At the same time, there is some …

The relationship between economic growth and military expenditure has been the subject of
a large literature in defence economics. This study analyses the influence of military …