The pattern of specialization and economic growth: The resource curse hypothesis revisited

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-161

  Murshed, Syed Mansoob ^a,b   Serino, Leandro Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Pattern of trade specialization; Productive diversification; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; PANEL DATA; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 79954874080     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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