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Oil wealth and development in Uganda and beyond : prospects, opportunities and challenges
Langer, Arnim (ed.); Ukiwo, Ukoha (ed.); Mbabazi, Pamela (ed.) - 2020
Large quantities of oil were discovered in the Albertine Rift Valley in Western Uganda in 2006. The sound management of … these oil resources and revenues is undoubtedly one of the key public policy challenges for Uganda as it is for other … broad scope of issues that need to be addressed in order for Uganda to realise the full potential of its oil wealth for …
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Resource curse or Malthusian trap? : evidence from oil discoveries and extractions
Cotet, Anca M.; Tsui, Kevin K. - 2009
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Resource Curse or Malthusian Trap? Evidence from Oil Discoveries and Extractions
Cotet Grecu, Anca - 2012
This paper studies the effects of oil rent on development using a unique panel dataset describing worldwide oil discoveries and extractions. First, we revisit the so-called curse of oil, which contends that oil rent hinders economic development. Exploiting cross-country variations in the timing...
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Ghana and its New Found Crude Oil : Can Ghana Escape the Resource Curse?
Maduekwe, Nkiruka - 2016
After so many years of fruitless search for crude oil in the Ghana, in 2007 crude oil has been discovered in commercial quantities at the Jubilee offshore oil field. In fact, the offshore field is claimed to be the biggest find in offshore oilfields in West Africa in recent years. With examples...
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Is the oil price a determinant of employment in oil intensive romanian communities?
Horobet, Alexandra; Bulai, Vlad-Cosmin - In: International journal of business and economic sciences … 12 (2019) 3, pp. 7-13
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the resilience of oil intensive Romanian communities to oil price fluctuations. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology employed is based on identifying the communities with the most extensive oil extraction activities using GIS (Geographic...
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Oil exploration and exploitation in Nigeria and the challenge of sustainable development : an assessment of the Niger Delta
Enyoghasim, Michael Oguwuike; Anochiwa, Lasbrey; … - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 9 (2019) 4, pp. 369-380
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Oil Discovery, Exploitation and Curse in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W - 2011
The present paper discusses the impacts of oil discovery in Sudan. The subsequent exploitation of oil enhanced gradual deterioration in the country's social cohesion and accelerated armed movements. That was triggered by complaints of ill-distribution of wealth, development and political power...
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Unraveling Ghana's resource curse hypothesis : analyzing natural resources and economic growth with a focus on oil exploration
Baafi, Joseph Antwi - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 4, pp. 1-26
This study examines the intricate relationship between natural resource abundance, with a specific focus on oil production, and its impact on economic growth in Ghana. Through the application of the robust Fully Modified OLS methodology and using data spanned from 1960-2021 the research...
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Natural resources' impact on government revenues
Knebelmann, Justine - International Centre for Tax and Development - 2017
Motivated by the fact that the taxation of natural resources is both crucial and particularly challenging for developing countries, this paper draws on a unique dataset to produce empirical evidence on two issues pertaining to the fiscal impact of oil. On a sample of 31 countries during the...
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Effect of exogenous oil revenue shocks on reallocation of public and private investments in Iran
Shahnazi, Rouhollah; Afrasiabi, Maryam Lashani - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 8 (2018) 1, pp. 27-37
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