hurting women’s labor supply and economic opportunities. This paper uses the rapid expansion of mining in Sub-Saharan Africa …. Effects are stronger in years of high world prices. Mining creates local boom-bust economies in Africa, with permanent effects …It is a contentious issue whether large scale mining creates local employment, and the sector has been accused of …

This study focuses on the local and regional impact of large-scale gold mining in Africa in the context of a mineral …-wide consequences of mineral exports. Africa’s resource boom has lifted growth, but has been less successful in improving people … communities in Africa in which the extraction of resources takes place …