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The international economics of natural resources and growth

Thorvaldur Gylfason (contributor) - 2007

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A mixed blessing : natural resources and economic growth

Thorvaldur Gylfason; Tryggvi Þor Herbertsson; Gylfi Zoega - 1997

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The volatility curse : revisiting the paradox of plenty

Ploeg, Frederick van der; Poelhekke, Steven - 2009

The volatility of unanticipated output growth in income per capita is detrimental to long-run development, controlling for initial income per capita, population growth, human capital, investment, openness and natural resource dependence. This effect is significant and robust over a wide range of...

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International taxation and multinational firm location decisions

Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - 2008

Using a large international firm-level data set, we estimate separate effects of host and parent country taxation on the location decisions of multinational firms. Both types of taxation are estimated to have a negative impact on the location of new foreign subsidiaries. In fact, the impact of...

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Do natural resources depress income per capita?

Arezki, Rabah; Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2010

significant negative effect on income per capita, especially in countries with bad rule of law or bad policies, but these results … natural capital) has a significant negative effect on income per capita even after controlling for geography, rule of law and … openness. These results are robust to using alternative measures of institutional quality (expropriation and corruption instead …

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The pungent smell of "red herrings" : subsoil assets, rents, volatility and the resource curse

Ploeg, Frederick van der; Poelhekke, Steven - 2010

exports are no longer significant while the value of subsoil assets has a significant positive effect on growth. But the World …

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Natural resource endowment : a mixed blessing?

Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2011

that arise along the way. Special attention is given to Norway, the world's third largest oil exporter, and the role of …

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Green havens and pollution havens

Poelhekke, Steven; Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2012

We test for pollution haven effects in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) for different sectors using a comprehensive and exhaustive dataset for outward FDI from the Netherlands, one of the most environmentally stringent countries and a major source of global FDI. Our evidence suggests that...

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Nature, power, and growth

Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2001

This essay reviews the relationship between natural-resource abundance and economic growth around the world, and … protection, corruption, and income inequality. The cross-sectional data show, moreover, that the share of the primary sector in …

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Natural resources and economic growth : what is the connection?

Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2001

abundant natural capital tend to have (a) less trade and foreign investment, (b) more corruption, (c) less education, and (d …

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