Between 1997 and 2014, US corn, soybean and cotton production almost fully converted to genetically modified crops. Starting around 2007, improved tight oil and shale gas technologies turned the declining US fossil fuel production into a booming industry. We study the effects of these two...

This paper reviews the political economy of extractive resources and the associated resources sector governance agenda. The consensus that good sector governance improves the developmental impacts of extractive resources exploitation is premised on the understanding that institutions matter for...

The significance of natural resources in facilitating financial activity is crucial in achieving a nation's sustainable economic advancement. This research directed to investigate the consequences of economic growth, rents of natural resources, and capitalization on financial development within...

One of the perennial claims in liberal theory is that economic interdependence is associated with peace. Much of the empirical research concludes that international trade has pacific effects on inter-state political conflict. This article expands the scope of this discussion by including...