of the windfall from resource rents should be channelled into accumulating foreign assets such as a sovereign public fund … period 1990-2013, we find in line with the scaling-up hypothesis that resource rents significantly increase public investment … of public investment on economic growth, which also depends on the level of resource rents. Using some of the components …

of the windfall from resource rents should be channelled into accumulating foreign assets such as a sovereign public fund … period 1990-2013, we find in line with the scaling-up hypothesis that resource rents significantly increase public investment … of public investment on economic growth, which also depends on the level of resource rents. Using some of the components …

It is often argued that, ethically, resource rents should accrue to all citizens. Yet in reality the rents from … exploiting national resources are often concentrated in the hands of a few. If resource rents were to be taxed, on the other hand … development process. Here, we examine to what extent existing resource rents could be used to provide universal access to these …

It is often argued that, ethically, resource rents should accrue to all citizens. Yet in reality the rents from … exploiting national resources are often concentrated in the hands of a few. If resource rents were to be taxed, on the other hand … development process. Here, we examine to what extent existing resource rents could be used to provide universal access to these …

The concept of natural resource rents is much used in the natural resource economics literature. It is therefore … profits. The paper provides a definition of the concept of natural resource rents that is both unambiguous and in conformance … with the more traditional concept of economic. A general expression for natural resource rents is derived as a function of …

which postulates that an increase in tax revenues, or a decrease in natural resource rents, enhances democracy. The …