An Alternative Explanation for the Resource Curse.

The paper provides an alternative explanation for the ""resource curse"" based on the income effect resulting from high government current spending in resource rich economies. Using a simple life cycle framework, we show that private investment in the non-resource sector is adver...

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Main Author: Alichi, Ali
Other Authors: Arezki, Rabah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
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