Economic Rents, Institutions and Growth: International Aid and Natural Resources: A Comparative Analysis

The aim of this study is to investigate to what extent foreign aid rents and natural resource rents can be compared with respect to their impact on economic growth. For this purpose, the direct impact of both economic rents on GDP growth, as well as their impact conditional on the quality of the ins...

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Main Author:	da Fonseca, Mariana Ribeiro da Silva Lopes
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2012
Subjects:	Economic development Economic growth Economics Foreign aid International Relations Natural Resource Management Natural resources
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Summary:	The aim of this study is to investigate to what extent foreign aid rents and natural resource rents can be compared with respect to their impact on economic growth. For this purpose, the direct impact of both economic rents on GDP growth, as well as their impact conditional on the quality of the institutional environment is assessed in cross-country and panel contexts. A natural resource curse is indeed identified in countries with poor institutional quality, however results regarding the impact of international aid rents are ambiguous.
ISBN:	9798381325126