Natural resource booms and inequality: theory and evidence
Surprisingly little is known about the impact of resource booms on income inequality in resource rich countries. This paper develops a simple theory, in the context of a two sector growth model in which learning-by-doing drives growth, to explain the time path of inequality following a resource boom...
Main Authors: | Goderis, B, Malone, S |
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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2008
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