natural resources

Production delays, sudden windfalls, and political reactions after discoveries create major challenges for local governments in Brazil

Increasing potential tax revenues for local governments triggered a rise in violence in resource-rich areas in India

Do politicians and presidents build roads to allow their citizens to get around, or is it primarily to make themselves richer?

Experimental results find that formalisation of customary landholdings and land rights reduced tree cover loss in rural areas of Benin

Population surges tend to cause conflict and competition for resources if unaccompanied by productivity growth and unmediated by strong institutions