This research is an empirical study, investigating the role of the petroleum industry in the economic reform process of Vietnam from perspectives of development economics and of energy economics. Using empirical methods and analysis, this work examines the effects of the petroleum industry in...

This paper investigates the linkages between oil and growth in Congo, where there appears to be no evidence of direct spillover effects. The empirical results suggest however that political instability has a negative effect on non-oil growth, and that the presence of oil could have fueled...