 Oil boom, rent sharing, job prospects and human capital investment: Evidence from ChadMahamat Moustapha Energy Economics, 2024, vol. 133, issue C Abstract: A large body of literature shows that the drop in educational attainment resulting from the resource boom is one of the major drivers of the so-called resource curse. This paper explores how upstream actions can avoid this resource curse and promote human capital development at the local level. Specifically, I examine how a rent-sharing model and the employment opportunities induced by an oil boom for native populations affect secondary education decisions in Chad’s oil region. Using a synthetic control method, I find that these measures increased secondary school attendance in the region. Similar results were obtained using a difference-in-differences approach. In terms of mechanisms, the results show that labor market opportunities and regulations were more effective in promoting investment in education than the rent-sharing model. Finally, I note that these measures reduced dropouts rather than increasing attendance at all levels. Keywords: Oil boom; Labor market; Education; Economic development; Africa; Chad (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:133:y:2024:i:c:s0140988324002445 DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107536 Access Statistics for this article Energy Economics is currently edited by R. S. J. Tol, Beng Ang, Lance Bachmeier, Perry Sadorsky, Ugur Soytas and J. P. Weyant More articles in Energy Economics from Elsevier |
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