The literature on development effectiveness has traditionally focused on the ex-post analysis of projects. While this is the appropriate method of measuring benefits, a previous step must be taken as a forerunner to good ex-post evaluation: the measurement of the efficiency in the execution of...

It has been widely believed that resource abundant economies grow less than other economies. In a very influential paper, Sachs and Warner (1997), point out that there is a negative relationship between resource abundance and growth. Two important econometric problems are present in the...

The role played by natural resources in development has been part of the economic policy debate for some time. One of the issues that have risen the most interest is industrial development. On side there is evidence that there is “Dutch Disease”. On the other hand, there has been an...