Commodity windfalls, polarization, and net foreign assets: panel data evidence on the voracity effect

This paper examines the effects that windfalls from international commodity price booms have on net foreign assets in a panel of 145 countries during the period 1970-2007. The main finding is that windfalls from international commodity price booms lead to a significant increase in net foreign assets...

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Auteurs principaux: Arezki, R, Bruckner, M
Format: Working paper
Publié: University of Oxford 2011