The Local Economic Effects of Natural Resources : Evidence from Ghana
This paper estimates the welfare impacts of natural resources by analyzing Ghana’s offshore oil discovery and subsequent production. It finds substantial increases in real income, but no effect on consumption and poverty. The income effects are str...
Main Authors: | Ofori Adofo, Josephine, Tarui, Nori, Tanaka, Tomomi |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412508302241335/IDU09726fdc2002db049870bdfa0d326bfad4d4c http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37941 |
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