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Are we measuring natural resource wealth correctly? A reconceptualization of natural resource value in the era of climate change

Lebdioui, Amir - 2021

Underlying the management of revenues from natural resource extraction is a set of assumptions about how abundant and how valuable these resources are. Nevertheless, existing approaches to measuring the value of extractive resources are seriously flawed. This paper proposes two avenues for...

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Diaspora externalities: A view from the South

Rapoport, Hillel - 2018

externality. This paper reviews the recent economic literature on diaspora networks and development from the perspective of the …

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The curse of the one-size-fits-all fix: Re-evaluating what we know about extractives and economic development

Lahn, Glada; Stevens, Paul - 2017

the interplay between extractives and economic development. Just as 'the resource curse' fails as a generic explanation on … to diversify, options for pacing development, and appropriate performance measures. …

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Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries: The statistical tendencies

Roe, Alan; Dodd, Samantha - 2017

This paper synthesizes statistical information evidencing the proposition that extractive industries are of great significance in many low- and middle-income developing economies. It examines the scale of the current dependence of low- and middle-income economies on both types of extractive...

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Foreign aid and sustainable forestry

Kauppi, Pekka E. - 2013

universities and the infrastructure for higher education in forestry, agriculture, and rural development, is important in the long …

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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting: evaluation of the issues

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021

Atmospheric emissions urgently need to reduce for natural gas to fulfill its potential role in the energy transition to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper establishes the magnitude and trends of flaring and venting in oil and gas operations, as well as their emissions and...

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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting: solutions and actions

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021

This second paper on hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting builds on our first, which evaluated the economic and social cost (SCAR) of wasted natural gas. These emissions must be reduced urgently for natural gas to meet its potential as an energy-transition fuel under the Paris Agreement on...

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Global oil theft: Impact and policy responses

Romsom, Etienne - 2022

This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5-7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and petroleum fuels. However, the impact of oil theft is...

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Countering global oil theft: Responses and solutions

Romsom, Etienne - 2022

This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US$133 billion per year, oil is the largest stolen natural resource globally, while fuel is the most smuggled natural resource. Oil theft equates to 5-7 per cent of the global market...

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Looking ahead to COP27 - from climate pledges to action: The Global Methane Pledge - opportunities and risks

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2022

gasproducing countries, donors, multilateral development banks, and countries hosting satellite data companies, with the … International Monetary Fund taking a leadership role through its surveillance and capacity development work. Tackling methane … emissions is especially significant since it contributes to meeting other development priorities, such as generating government …

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