Essays about: "resource curse"

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1. 1. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

   Abstract : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. READ MORE

3. 2. Has Sweden “Struck Oil”? Exchange Rate Implications of Large Natural Resource Discoveries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Emil Dahlbom; Johan Helmstad; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Natural Reources; Exchange Rate; Exchange Rate Volatility; Minerals; Oil; Gas; Resource Curse; Dutch Disease; Macroeconomics; Sweden;

   Abstract : With the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable development, what are considered important natural resources and the value thereof, is undergoing a change, particularly as new technologies develop. The effects of natural resources on macroeconomic factors have been debated for centuries, and while some countries have sustainably managed their natural resources, empirical evidence shows that positive effects should not be taken for granted. READ MORE

4. 3. Delayed Demographic Transitions - The Natural Resource Curse Extended? A case study for Bolivia 1900--2010

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Madita Philippsen; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates if dependence on natural resources causes a delayed demographic transition. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is taken as an example as it is a country with a high share of Mining \& Oil activities in its economy. The method of investigation is a time series analysis covering the period 1900--2010. READ MORE

5. 4. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
   Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

6. 5. Oil: a curse for gender equality? Evidence from Latin America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carolina Andrade Pazmino; [2021]
   Keywords : Resource Curse; Gender Equality; Latin America; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Latin America is considered the most unequal region of the world - and also, its second largest oil producer. Using prior research on resource curse and its potential effects on democracy in the mentioned area, combined with research on gender equality in the Middle East - this paper aims to explore the existence of a potential statistical relationship between oil and gender equality. READ MORE