This study explores the effect of natural resource production on the corruption of local public
officials in China. We introduce a novel, micro-level data set on the production of three major …

With the importance of sustainable development widely accepted, the relationship between
natural capital utilization and economic development has become a global focus. This study …

Loyalty is a permanent concern to dictators. It is unclear, however, whether loyalty to a
dictator assures the ruling group's cohesiveness. This study shows that authoritarian political …

During the early 1990s, a swathe of small state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was privatized as
family businesses in China. This paper examines whether and how the origin (ie …

Fiscal regimes to the mining industry facilitate the revenue-raising task of resource-
dependent economies as they reduce the local tax burden of their residents. Whether these …

This paper develops a weighted continuous state space approach to convergence analysis
and makes a first empirical attempt at examining the heterogeneity and convergence of …

While some resource-rich countries are highly corrupt, others have transparent and well-
functioning governments. What explains this wide variation in so-called “resource-cursed” …

The extraction of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, and gas, can have profound
economic effects. The application of economic analysis methods in impact studies of …

Chilean mining municipalities collect a mineral tax to compensate for the negative
externalities associated with resource extraction. Although this implies a positive marginal …

The far-reaching implications of natural resource curse on most resource-rich developing
economies arguably suggests no aspect of the broader economy is spared. In light of this …