mining royalties with local groups that support investments in women and children. Findings imply that mineral mining can …This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for … women's well-being and economic status. The analysis focuses on the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines …

Despite a sizeable literature, there is no consensus as to whether and how mineral resources are linked to conflict. In … this paper, we estimate the relationship between giant mineral deposit discoveries and the intensity of armed conflict … with respect to mineral commodity type: metals with a low value-to-weight ratio are not easy to exploit and smuggle and …

Robust forecasting of mining sector revenues is key to effective budgeting (and broader fiscal management) in many … maintained by revenue authorities. In contrast, commercial mining entities typically have well-developed tools for analysing …

This paper provides a review of current thinking on the economics of international trade in mineral resources. I first … define what is meant by trade in mineral resources. I then discuss patterns of trade in mineral resources. The paper then … trade in minerals; trade impacts of mineral abundance and the resource curse; the political economy of mineral trade in …

Zambia has changed its mineral tax regime repeatedly during the past decades in a bid to raise mineral revenue, but … with only modest success. This paper looks at what the country needs to do to create a mining fiscal regime that could … agency (the Zambia Revenue Authority) for analysing mineral tax and related policies, including issues of domiciliation …

In this working paper, we explore these questions based on analysis of a dataset of mining and mineral exploration … instead to assess Chinese control over mineral flows from the Arctic using a comprehensive set of 'control parameters …'. Compared to an ownership-based approach, we begin one step further upstream in the supply chain - at mineral exploration - and …