Mining and corruption

Petermann, Andrea; Guzmán, Juan Ignacio; Tilton, John E.

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2007.08.003

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“…However, the findings are not always consistent, as they hinge on the selection of observations, variables, measurements and data sources. Some studies find that resource-rich countries tend to see weaker rule of law and suffer higher levels of corruption (Norman 2009;Leite and Weidmann 1999;Ades and Di Tella 1999;Isham et al 2005;Bulte et al 2005;Petermann et al 2007;Arezki and Bruckner 2011). However, some others disagree.…”

Section: Resources and Corruption: Is There A Curse?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Natural Resources Breed Corruption? Evidence from China

Zhan

2015

Environ Resource Econ

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Rampant corruption is often observed in resource-rich countries, especially developing countries with weak political institutions. However, controversies exist regarding whether and how natural resources systematically breed corruption. With empirical evidence from China and through a subnational approach, I shed new light on the impacts of resources on corruption. By qualitative study of corruption cases, I identify the causal channels through which resources contribute to corruption, and using cross-regional and longitudinal statistical analysis on a unique dataset of corruption rates in China, I find that resource dependence significantly increases the propensity for corruption by state employees.

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Section: Resources and Corruption: Is There A Curse?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Natural Resources Breed Corruption? Evidence from China

Zhan

2015

Environ Resource Econ

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“…However, our research will add to this dicussion by examining whether the correlation holds when a number of pertinent variables, especially exports under various categories, are taken into account. 5 In the study of Petermann et al (2007), the authors examine the effect of ore and fuel exports on corruption across countries with different income levels (see also Douoguih, 2005); Leite and Weidmann, 1999;and Bulte and Damania, 2008). Our study differs substantially from Petermann et al in that we:…”

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Composition of Exports and Cross-Country Corruption

Goel¹,

Korhonen²

2009

SSRN Journal

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This research examines the connection between a country's export structure and corruption, incorporating disaggregated data on exports for a recent time period over a large set of nations. We ask whether various types of exports (e.g. agricultural, mineral, manufacturing and fuel) exert similar influences on corruption across nations. Our results suggest that corruption decreases as nations attain prosperity, as economic and political freedoms increase, and with a larger government size. Ceteris paribus, transition countries are also found to be more corrupt. Ethnic and linguistic fractionalizations exert opposite influences on corruption, while religious fractionalization does not seem to matter. Although the effects of ore and manufacturing exports are statistically insignificant, agricultural and fuel exports affect corruption significantly. Our findings for fuel exports support previous research, as well as uniquely demonstrate that the impact of fuel exports is sensitive to the prevailing corruption level. We conclude with a discussion of policy implications.

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“…This is evident from numerous empirical studies, which have shown that resource curses are entirely mitigatable by sufficient institutional performance (Corrigan, 2014, Bleaney and Halland, 2014, Bjorvatn et al, 2012. Petermann et al (2007) have found that resource abundance increases corruption in many cases, which forms a vicious cycle with the curse in the form of lowered growth (Mauro, 1995, Bai et al, 2013. Kolstad and Wiig (2012) show that trust is affected significantly by resource-affected variables such as corruption, institutions and civil wars.…”

Section: Institutional Failurementioning

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Resource curse contagion in the case of Yemen

Ansari

2016

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Mining and corruption

Cited by 58 publications

References 10 publications

Do Natural Resources Breed Corruption? Evidence from China

Do Natural Resources Breed Corruption? Evidence from China

Composition of Exports and Cross-Country Corruption

Resource curse contagion in the case of Yemen

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