Natural Resources : Neither Curse nor Destiny

Lederman, Daniel; Maloney, William F.

Natural Resources : Neither Curse nor Destiny

2007

Lederman, Daniel | Maloney, William F.

This volume studies the role of natural resources in development and economic diversification. It brings together a variety of analytical perspectives, ranging from econometric analyses of economic growth to historical studies of successful development experiences in countries with abundant natural resources.

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accounting agriculture arma debt developing countries development economics diversification econometrics economic development economic growth economics elasticity employment exchange rate exports gnp gross domestic product gross national product growth rate human capital income industrialization insurance international trade monopoly natural resources political science public policies social development statistical analysis sub-saharan africa transaction costs transport trinidad and tobago wages western europe

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Washington, DC: World Bank, Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press

Other Subjects

Wealth; South american; Structural break; Resource endowments; Financial depth; Conventional wisdom; Random walk; Economics research; Historical data; Neoclassical model; Technological advances; Long run; Policy makers; Protectionism; Comparative advantages; Increasing returns; Empirical evidence; Econometric analyses; Negative growth; Monopoly rents; Empirical support; Natural endowments; Empirical relationship; Social infrastructure; Income elasticity; Diminishing returns; Growth path; Natural resource abundance; Country risk; Policy research; Macroeconomic policies; Development efforts; Scale effects; Competitiveness; Factor prices; Econometric analysis; Negative relationship; Growth rates; Comparative advantage; Positive effect; Productivity growth; Increasing returns to scale; Developing country; Country characteristics; Tfp; Total factor productivity; Capital employed; Technological progress; Positive impact; Determinants of trade; Significant negative; Gdp; Descriptive statistics; Negative impact; Economic research; Economic activity; Autoregressive moving average; Rich countries; Marginal effect; Imperfect credit; Economic rents; Central bank; Net exports; National economy; Macroeconomic policy; Export diversification; Economic history; Face value; Negative effect; Random effects; Fixed effects; Credit constraints; Relative prices; Developing world; Economic potential; Empirical findings; Growth regressions; Incomes; Average annual; Real wages; Empirical studies; Factor endowments; Historical perspective; Growth results; Income growth; Policy front; Econometric evidence; Knowledge economy; Deposits; Capital accumulation; Latin american; Estimation results; Subsidiary; Relative demand; Relative supply; Global economy; Foreign direct investment

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7183http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igoWorld BankCC BY 3.0 IGO

ISSN

8213-6545

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