China. While much is made of China's resource-based activities in Africa, less focus is placed on the converse of this …

Copper mining is among the largest economic activities in Zambia, comprising close to ten percent of GDP. Between 2003 … and 2008, the price of copper increased by over 400 percent. In response, copper production in Zambia grew by 70 percent … sustained economic shock on sexual behavior and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Zambia. I use nationally representative survey data on …

This paper examines the macroeconomic management of Zambia’s natural resource endowment over the past century. We … Zambia captured a nugatory share of the rents accruing from this boom, high levels of investment in the sector, combined with … recent reforms to the mining taxation regime and in the conduct of macroeconomic policy have left Zambia better-placed to …