This Working Document provides an estimate of China's impact on the growth rate of resource-rich countries since its … the surge in demand for industrial commodities brought about by China's WTO accession and countries that were less able to … due to China's increased appetite for commodities. The authors use this finding to inform the debate about what will …

We provide an estimate of China’s impact on the growth rate of resource-rich countries after its WTO accession on 11 … in demand for industrial commodities brought about by China’s WTO accession and countries that were less able to do so …. We find that roughly one tenth of average annual post-accession growth in resource-rich countries was due to China …