The social development effects of primary commodity export dependence
On the question of whether natural resources are a curse for growth, the jury is still out. While waiting for a decision, we study whether resource intensity has any effect on social development over and above the effect it might have on income or growth. We measure social development by a combination of health and education outcomes and resource intensity by the share of primary commodities in total merchandise exports. We find that, after controlling for per-capita income and other macroeconomic and institutional factors, a higher dependence on primary commodity exports is negative for social development. The transmission mechanism seems to operate via income inequality and macroeconomic volatility.
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2010
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Authors: | Carmignani, Fabrizio ; Avom, Desire |
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Ecological Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0921-8009. - Vol. 70.2010, 2, p. 317-330
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Social development Natural resources Primary commodities Inequality Volatility |
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