Technology, geography, and diversification in a small mineral economy

Marcelo Lufin and Juan Soto-díaz
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Juan Soto-Diaz

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Abstract: When should a policymaker promote economic diversification in resource-rich regions? What are the necessary structural economic conditions for such policies to work? How compatible are regional and national strategies of diversification? This study focuses on the general equilibrium properties of policies that aim to diversify the economic structure of regions through productive linkages with the resource sector. Using Chile, a major mineral exporter, as a case study, and exploiting variation induced by the expansion of the mining industry and the commodity prices super-cycle, we analyze how a shock in the resource sector affects other sectors and regions through productive linkages. The results are utilized in simulating the economic conditions under which regional diversification is an optimal strategy for resource-based economic development. Our results support the need for a multiscalar approach for resource-driven economic development policies by showing that optimal outcomes of diversification policies on economic growth are found when policies combine regional, sectoral, and national strategies for development.

Keywords: mining; diversification; productive linkages; technological change; regional development; Mining; Productive linkages; Technological change; Regional development; Diversification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 N0 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2022-09-01
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Published in Extractive Industries and Society, 1, September, 2022, 11. ISSN: 2214-790X

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