Ghana discovered oil in 2010. The country now produces 100 000 barrels a day, amounting to an income of 1 billion dollars a year. Are the country's institutions strong enough to withstand the resource curse? -Yes, says Inge Amundsen, senior researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute.

The idea that oil wealth tends to undermine democratic transition is one of the central tenets of the resource curse paradigm. This ...

Two types of models are dominant in the current resource curse literature. One type of model studies the selection of entrepreneurs into rent-seeking ...

A number of studies suggest that natural resources can have a negative impact on the developing prospects of countries, a phenomenon that has ...

From curse to development: Natural resources, institutions and public revenues’ Time: 8-11 SeptemberVenue: Holmenkollen Park Hotel, Oslo The ...

A number of studies suggest that natural resources can have a negative impact on the developing prospects of countries. Empirical results suggest ...

Corruption, Natural Resources and Development provides a fresh and extensive discussion of corruption issues in natural resources sectors. Reflecting ...

Diversification spreads risk as countries expand into new export sectors, but does diversification also improve institutions and address the resource curse? Diversification strategies were top of the agenda at the UNIDO General Conference in December.

Prominent contributions to the resource curse literature suggest weak governance and corruption are important factors behind the wide welfare ...

The discovery of oil or mineral resources has been associated with devastating political conflict and economic setbacks insted of sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation. The Oslo conference is aimed at eliciting lessons learned from recent efforts to improve the management of natural resources in developing countries.

Corruption appears to be an important driver of the resource curse in developing countries. We report from a large-scale field experiment in ...

Petroleum-related aid programmes and projects are a key part of donor activities in oil-rich developing countries. This paper critically assesses ...

Two types of models are dominant in the current resource curse literature. One type of model studies the selection of entrepreneurs into rent-seeking ...

Recent significant natural gas discoveries have pushed Tanzania into the international spotlight as a new petroleum producer. How can the country ...

Dr. Luka Biong Deng gives a talk on the challenges facing the new state of South Sudan, in a presentation of his current work on the so-called ...

A number of studies suggest that natural resources can have a negative impact on the developing prospects of countries. This paper reviews political ...

Oil exploration in the developing world has been and continues to be a high profile and high risk activity attracting media coverage and stimulating ...

Institutional factors are increasingly highlighted to explain the “resource curse” or, why some countries with rich natural resources ...

Whither Malawi? Will its natural resources be a curse….or blessing? Malawi is a tiny land-locked country neighbouring Tanzania, Zambia ...

Resource discoveries often result in expectations of rapid growth, but also major concerns for increasing corruption. The resource curse literature ...