The study focuses on the political economy of oil resources management in Nigeria with the sole purpose of showcasing how far the country has gone in effectively managing its crude oil proceeds. It presents a brief history on the excess crude account as well as the sovereign wealth fund in...

This paper analyses how board classification, board independence, and inside ownership affects US oil-company performance using the oil price collapse of the autumn and winter of 2014 as a natural experiment. Firms with classified boards suffered during the collapse. An important source of value...