This paper investigates the economic impacts of the mining sector on household expenditures. Employing the difference …-in-differences model and the Mongolia Household Socio-Economic Survey data from 2008 to 2016, I find that the mining activities benefited … local residents. Specifically, mining activities increase household expenditures on food, health, and electricity …

spatial inequality, national economic performance, and the incidence of armed conflict. By providing a theoretical rent …

Within the puzzle of why conflict persists in natural resource rich countries, and why in the critical case of the DRC … ‘conflict economy’, including ‘coping’, ‘conflict’ and ‘shadow’ economy actors, can shape the dynamics of conflict and conflict … low volume gold determine how effectively ‘conflict minerals’ trade control measures could be implemented, which the …

Despite a sizeable literature, there is no consensus as to whether and how mineral resources are linked to conflict. In … this paper, we estimate the relationship between giant mineral deposit discoveries and the intensity of armed conflict … insurgency feasible. The data indeed show discoveries of giant deposits to lower the intensity of conflict for low unitvalue ores …

. We study whether and where mining is possible in such countries without raising the risk of civil conflict. We proceed in …The energy transition increases the demand for minerals from ethnically diverse, conflict-prone developing countries … three steps: First, we propose a theoretical model to predict the occurrence and location of conflict events on the …

paradigm on mining for development suggests that mineral-rich developing countries need to formulate a fiscal policy that can … of mining companies in poor remote communities is sufficient to initiate development. In this discussion, it is suggested … that the fiscal policy should take into account the state of governance where mining is being conducted, the extent of …