Natural resources and education outcomes in the United States

James, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.reseneeco.2017.04.004

“…Second, further cross-country evidence from panel data finds that the effects of oil revenues on life expectancy and child mortality are positive (Cotet & Tsui 2013) and that oil revenues are associated with higher education expenditure but lower educational quality (Farzanegan & Thum 2020). Regional US evidence finds that the effect on public expenditure on education is higher in resource-rich states ( James 2017). Third, evidence on the impact at the local level finds that an increase in oil revenues in Brazil (Caselli & Michaels 2013) and revenues from gold mining in Colombia (Mejía 2020) are not associated with significant improvements in health and education inputs.…”

Section: How Do Natural Resources Affect Health and Education Outcomes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Well-Being Dynamics and Poverty Traps

Barrett

¹

,

Garg²,

McBride

³

2016

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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This article reviews the recent literature on the developmental effects of resource abundance, assessing likely effects and channels with respect to key development outcomes. To date, this area has received less analysis, although it is relevant to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals agenda, as a significant number of the world's poor live in African resourcerich economies. We argue that the presence of a natural resource sector per se does not necessarily translate into worse development outcomes. The natural resource experience varies to a significant extent. Countries with similar levels of resource rents can end up with significantly different achievements in terms of income inequality, poverty, education, and health. The challenge is to explain the different natural resource experiences. A pivotal mechanism behind the developmental effects of the natural resources sector is the type of states and political institutions that resource-abundant economies develop. 4.1 , . • • � -Review in Advance first posted on May 25, 2021. (Changes may still occur before final publication.

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“…Second, further cross-country evidence from panel data finds that the effects of oil revenues on life expectancy and child mortality are positive (Cotet and Tsui 2013) and that oil revenues are associated with higher education expenditure but lower educational quality (Farzanegan and Thum 2020). Regional US evidence finds that the effect on public expenditure on education is higher in resource-rich states (James 2017). Third, evidence on the impact at the local level finds that an increase in oil revenues in Brazil (Caselli and Michaels 2013) and revenues from gold mining in Colombia (Mejía 2020) are not associated with significant improvements in health and education inputs.…”

Section: How Do Natural Resources Affect Health and Education Outcomes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspective

Savoia

¹

,

Sen²

2020

WIDER Working Paper

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“…Second, further cross-country evidence from panel data finds that the effects of oil revenues on life expectancy and child mortality are positive (Cotet & Tsui 2013) and that oil revenues are associated with higher education expenditure but lower educational quality (Farzanegan & Thum 2020). Regional US evidence finds that the effect on public expenditure on education is higher in resource-rich states ( James 2017). Third, evidence on the impact at the local level finds that an increase in oil revenues in Brazil (Caselli & Michaels 2013) and revenues from gold mining in Colombia (Mejía 2020) are not associated with significant improvements in health and education inputs.…”

Section: How Do Natural Resources Affect Health and Education Outcomes?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Political Economy of the Resource Curse: A Development Perspective

Savoia

¹

,

Sen

²

2021

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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This article reviews the recent literature on the developmental effects of resource abundance, assessing likely effects and channels with respect to key development outcomes. To date, this area has received less analysis, although it is relevant to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals agenda, as a significant number of the world's poor live in African resource-rich economies. We argue that the presence of a natural resource sector per se does not necessarily translate into worse development outcomes. The natural resource experience varies to a significant extent. Countries with similar levels of resource rents can end up with significantly different achievements in terms of income inequality, poverty, education, and health. The challenge is to explain the different natural resource experiences. A pivotal mechanism behind the developmental effects of the natural resources sector is the type of states and political institutions that resource-abundant economies develop. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Resource Economics, Volume 13 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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Natural resources and education outcomes in the United States

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Well-Being Dynamics and Poverty Traps

Well-Being Dynamics and Poverty Traps

The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspective

The Political Economy of the Resource Curse: A Development Perspective

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