There are frequent suggestions that economies that specialize in mineral and energy extraction generate a type of growth that fails to concurrently benefit the poor. The dynamic effects creating this outcome could include increasing income inequality associated with extraction-led growth or...

This paper investigates the determinants of mining projects, with a focus on green minerals. The research question is the effect of political risk on investment decisions, the size of projects, the volume of ore mined, and the ensuing resource rents captured by the host country. The paper shows...