Political foundations of the resource curse: A simplification and a comment

James A. Robinson, Ragnar Torvik and Thierry Verdier
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James A. Robinson: Harvard University

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Abstract: In this note we show how a considerably simpler model than the one in our original JDE 2006 paper generates all the same results. We also acknowledge an error in the specification of a utility function in our previous paper.

Keywords: Natural resources; Political economy; Clientelism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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Published in Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, pp.194-198. ⟨10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.09.004⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.09.004

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