social conflict in rural areas and ownership of mines. This result suggests that the social conflict around mining projects … literature which has generally viewed these costs as relatively unimportant to investment decisions. We apply broad sensitivity …

. We study whether and where mining is possible in such countries without raising the risk of civil conflict. We proceed in … (planned and unplanned) mining projects in Sierra Leone. A crucial insight is that new mining projects do not necessarily …

We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 22,150 firms across eight … (<20 km) of a firm deteriorates but business constraints of more distant firms relax. The negative local impact of mining …

We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 22,150 firms across eight … (<20 km) of a firm deteriorates but business constraints of more distant firms relax. The negative local impact of mining …

-intensive, mining booms cause virtually no upward pressure on manufacturing earnings per worker, and both producers of traded and local … goods benefit from mining booms in terms of employment. In contrast, labour-intensive mining booms drive up local …

-intensive, mining booms cause virtually no upward pressure on manufacturing earnings per worker, and both producers of traded and local … goods benefit from mining booms in terms of employment. In contrast, labour-intensive mining booms drive up local …

We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 25,777 firms across nine …