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Harnessing windfall revenues: Optimal policies for resource-rich developing economies
Ploeg, Rick Van der; Venables, Tony - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011
A windfall of natural resource revenue (or foreign aid) faces government with choices of how to manage public debt, investment, and the distribution of funds for consumption, particularly if the windfall is both anticipated and temporary.  Standard policy advice follows the permanent income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008863958
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Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria
Collier, Paul; Vicente, Pedro C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
Following the wave of democratization during the 1990s, elections are now common in low-income societies.  However, these elections are frequently flawed.  We investigate the Nigerian general election of 2007, which is to date the largest election held in Africa and one seriously marred by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004298
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Does Oil Corrupt? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa
Vicente, Pedro C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2007
This paper explores an oil discovery natural experiment to assess the role of natural resources in determining corruption. We argue that an anticipated oil boom may increase corruption by boosting the value attributed by an elite to being in power when the actual oil exploration begins. We test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047735
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Is Vote Buying Effective? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in West Africa
Vicente, Pedro C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2007
Vote buying is a frequent practice during election time in many parts of the world. But no research has been done to quantify its effects on voters` electoral behavior. To address this challenge, we have designed and conducted a randomized experiment during the presidential elections of July...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051109
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Growth, Growth Accelerations and the Poor: Lessons from Indonesia
Bhattacharyya, Sambit; Resosudarmo, Budy P. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
We study the impact of growth and growth accelerations on poverty and inequality in Indonesia using a new panel dataset …-mining sectors of the economy.  We find that growth in non-mining significantly reduces poverty and inequality.  In contrast, overall … growth and growth in mining appears to have no effect on poverty and inequality.  We also identify growth acceleration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159044
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Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Recent Global Evidence
Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011
countries, with emphasis on the role of income inequality.  The focus is on the period since the early-mid-1990s when growth in …-growth story.  While in the majority of countries, growth was the major factor behind falling or increasing poverty, inequality …, high initial levels of inequality limit the effectiveness of growth in reducing poverty while growing inequality reduces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004323
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Pessimism Preserved: Real Wages in the British Industrial Revolution
Allen, Robert; Allen, Robert C. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2007
The paper compares Feinstein`s and Clark`s consumer price and real wage indices for the British industrial revolution. The sources for their weights and component price series are evaluated. While some of Clark`s innovations are improvements, many of his changes degrade the price index. A new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090706
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Political Connections and Social Networks in Targeted Transfer Programmes: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Dercon, Stefan; Caeyers, Bet - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
In many developing countries, the beneficiaries of transfer programmes are determined by community-based processes, based on some general targeting rules related to needs.  This opens the door for local social and political processes to impact on who gets access.  Despite increasingly large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004143
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Urbanization in Southeast Asia during the World War II Japanese Occupation and Its Aftermath
Huff, Gregg; Huff, Gillian - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2014
This working paper analyzes demographic change in Southeast Asia's main cities during and soon after the World War II Japanese occupation.  We argue that two main patterns of population movements are evident.  In food-deficient areas, a search for food security typically led to large net...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004402
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Political Origins of Financial Structure
Bhattacharyya, Sambit - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2011
There is a growing policy interest in the role of financial structure in promoting development.  However, very little is known about how different financial structures emerge and evolve.  In this paper we empirically assess the political origins of financial structure.  Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004286