Essays about: "Resursförbannelsen"

Found 2 essays containing the word Resursförbannelsen.

1. 1. The Natural Resource Curse at the Regional Level? : The Case of Sweden

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Carl Bellerud; [2020]
   Keywords : Resource curse; convergence; econometrics;

   Abstract : The resource curse thesis states that countries with an abundance of natural resources tend to experience lower economic growth rates. However, does this theory apply also to the regional level? The purpose of this thesis is to both test the natural resources curse theory at the regional level in Sweden, as well to examine if different types of natural resource dependencies appear to have the same effect on regional income growth in the country. READ MORE

3. 2. Economic Diversification in The United Arab Emirates : Is the economy leaving its oil dependency?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping; IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Jonas Zemoi; Gabriel Cardona Cervantes; [2009]
   Keywords : OPEC; Diversification; Solow Growth Model; Dutch Disease; Resource Curse; Elasticity; OPEC; Differentiering; Solows tillväxtmodel; Holländska sjukan; Resursförbannelsen; Elasticitet;

   Abstract : As the public becomes more concerned with the natural environment, one of the major topics discussed is the oil. Since there is no true source of knowledge how long the oil can continue to be extracted, it is interesting to know how long the world can benefit from such as scarce resource. READ MORE