Developpement

THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

28 octobre 2016 Economiste 0

Rents  generated  by  natural  resources  are  usually  thought  to  weaken  the  quality  of  institutions, particularly in developing countries. Our hypothesis is that this effect may differ depending on the types  of  natural  resources  characterized  by  their  different  degree  of appropriability. We test this hypothesis using panel data covering 90 developing […]