Can the Natural Resource Curse Be Turned Into a Blessing? : The Role of Trade Policies and Institutions /

We criticize existing empirical results on the detrimental effects of natural resource dependence on the rate of economic growth after controlling for institutional quality, openness, and initial income. These results do not survive once we use instrumental variables techniques to correct for the en...

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Autor principal: Arezki, Rabah
Altres autors: Ploeg, Frederik van der
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/055
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF