Do resource dependent regions grow slower than they should?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 111
Issue: 3
Pages: 194-196

Authors (2)

James, Alexander G. (University of Wyoming) James, Robert G. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A large literature documents a negative correlation between income growth and resource dependence. This correlation has been named the resource curse. We present evidence that suggests that the resource curse can be explained by a slow growing resource sector.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:111:y:2011:i:3:p:194-196
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25