A vast body of literature examining the natural resource curse hypothesis (NCRH), the
studies, by summing all types of natural resources, uses a single measure for the natural …

Southern Africa (SA) is among the world's richest mineral-rich regions, yet many of its
citizens wallow in untold socio-economic distress. This puzzling reality bids the question: Is …

This paper investigates the nexus between infrastructure development and economic
complexity (EC) for 27 African countries over 2003-2016 period. Employing Ordinary Least …

This article empirically investigates the impact of foreign aid on recipients' productive
capabilities. Panel data consists of 86 countries covering the period 2003–2019. The novelty …

China and other major economies of the world have invested considerable resources to
assist resource-exhausted areas in their development. But few regions have improved the …

This study examines the nexus between resource governance, climate change and security
in Nigeria and Norway against the backdrop of the resource curse. Based on the qualitative …

Purpose As economies with high economic complexity and productive capabilities may
easily adapt their productive structure due to product differentiation and innovation, the …

Minas Gerais convive, há décadas, com o desafio da sofisticação econômica. Na tentativa
de construir caminhos para a transformação de sua economia, o governo de Minas Gerais …

The evidence suggests that resource-rich countries tend to exhibit a relatively constant level
of economic complexity, with limited progress. To investigate the underlying causes of this …

Economic complexity is relatively a new concept developed in recent years to provide a
holistic measure of the production characteristics of countries. Economic complexity not only …