Are natural resources a “curse” or a “blessing”? The empirical evidence suggests that either
outcome is possible. This paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for …

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 …

This article reviews the existing theoretical arguments and empirical findings linking
renewable and non-renewable natural resources to the onset, intensity, and duration of …

On average, resource-abundant countries have experienced lower growth over the last four
decades than their resource-poor counterparts. But the most interesting aspect of the …

Currently, evidence on the 'resource curse'yields a conundrum. While there is much
crosssection evidence to support the curse hypothesis, time series analyses using vector …

abstract There has been increasing interest in the so-called 'resource curse', that is the
tendency of resource-rich countries to underperform in several development outcomes. This …

We criticize existing empirical results on the detrimental effects of natural resource
dependence on the rate of economic growth after controlling for institutional quality …

This study investigates the relationship between natural resource rents, human development
and economic growth in Sudan using co-integration and vector error correction modelling …

The exploration and production of oil and gas continue to be vigorously pursued by African
states and international corporations—both large and small. However, with unpredictable …

Our article contributes to the emerging micro-level strand of the literature on the link between
local variations in weather shocks and conflicts by focusing on a pixel-level analysis for …