Does oil corrupt? Evidence from a natural experiment in West Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-38

  Vicente, Pedro C ^a,b,c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BUREAU FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape Verde; Corruption; Curse; Natural resources; Oil; Political economy; Sao Tome and Principe; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CORRUPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NATURAL RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

CAPE VERDE; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 75849133673     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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