An Alternative Explanation for the Resource Curse : The Income Effect Channel /

The paper provides an alternative explanation for the "resource curse" based on the income effect resulting from high government current spending in resource rich economies. Using a simple life cycle framework, we show that private investment in the non-resource sector is adversely affecte...

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Autore principale: Alichi, Ali
Altri autori: Arezki, Rabah
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/112
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF