Resource curse: new evidence on the role of institutions

This paper attempts to provide a probable answer to a longstanding resource curse puzzle i.e. why resource rich nations grow at a slower rate compare to the less fortunate one. Using an innovative threshold estimation technique, the empirical results reveal that there is a threshold effect in the na...

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Main Authors: Sarmidi, Tamat, Jafari, Yaghoob, Law, Siong Hook
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: School of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48875/1/Resource%20curse%20new%20evidence%20on%20the%20role%20of%20institutions.pdf