This paper estimates the government spending multiplier for natural resource-rich low-income countries (LICs). Kraay (2014) identification strategy exploits the long lags between approval and eventual disbursement of loans to isolate a predetermined component of public spending associated with...

Policy reform debates in African economies often focus on poverty alleviation programs, liberalisation of trade and market and social service provisions. These reforms are heavily dependent on funding from either foreign sources or natural resource wealth, accompanied with concessions from the...

PART I: PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT -- 1. Introduction: An overview of management and tax policy of natural resources -- 2. Natural resources tax administration and reforms in Africa -- 3. Assessing the impact of socio-political risk on natural resources in Africa --...