Extractive industries, price shocks and criminality

A large literature has highlighted the potential detrimental effects of natural resource wealth on social, economic and political outcomes. We study a previously largely unexplored relationship - the impact of natural resource wealth on criminal activity. Our empirical strategy exploits price fluctu...

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Main Authors: Axbard, S, Benshaul-Tolonen, A, Poulsen, J
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2019