We combine original geo-referenced data on mining extraction of 15 minerals with information on conflict events at … positive impact of mining on conflict at the local level. Quantitatively, the historical rise in prices (commodity super …-cycle) explains 15-25 percent of average country-level violence in Africa. We then document how the appropriation of a mining area by …

effects (accelerated investment due to higher wealth tax rates) are more likely for low interest rates and for high-risk … indicate that wealth taxes are particularly harmful for specific classes of investments, for example low-risk investments …

risk neutral investors are sensitive with respect to capital tax risk and may react in a surprising manner to a newly …, high capital tax risk delays high-risk innovative investment projects. To reduce unintended consequences of uncertain tax …

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models …-ecological potential as a pull factor. In contrast to the literature on foreign investment in general, the quality of the business climate …

We study how natural-resource rents affect the risk of internal conflict within countries and how the federal structure … the risk of internal conflict. Fiscal and political decentralization as an institutional arrangement for rent-sharing and … natural-resource rents indeed increase the risk of internal conflict, but this relationship is significantly mitigated by …

We study how natural-resource rents affect the risk of internal conflict within countries and how the federal structure … the risk of internal conflict. Fiscal and political decentralization as an institutional arrangement for rent-sharing and … natural-resource rents indeed increase the risk of internal conflict, but this relationship is significantly mitigated by …