Mining matters: natural resource extraction

We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 22,150 firms across eight resource-rich countries. We find that the presence of active mines deteriorates the business environment in the immediate vicinity (<20 km) of a firm but relaxes business c...

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Main Authors: De Haas, R, Peolhekke, S
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2016