We examine the relationship between resource abundance and several indicators of
human welfare. Consistent with the existing literature on the relationship between resource …

We critically evaluate the empirical basis for the so-called resource curse and find that, despite
the topic's popularity in economics and political science research, this apparent paradox …

We provide an overview and introduction to the emerging field of trade and renewable
resources, and discuss the potential impact of trade liberalization on welfare and resource …

The idea for this book began in 1995 when the senior author spent a sabbatical leave at
Wageningen Agricultural University (later renamed Wageningen University). As a result of this …

We use a series of field experiments in rural Burundi to examine the impact of exposure to
conflict on social, risk, and time preferences. We find that conflict affects behavior: individuals …

In an effort to attenuate human‐wildlife conflict and promote conservation of charismatic
megafauna, compensation programs for wildlife damages have been implemented in many …

Paying for the provision of environmental services is a recent policy innovation attracting
much attention in both developed and developing countries. This innovation, referred to as ‘…

Published by AAAS resources trigger conflict. But it may also be the case that conflict makes
countries dependent on resource extraction—the default activity that still takes place after …

In this paper we examine the claim that natural resources invite civil conflict, and challenge
the main stylized facts in this literature. We find that the conventional measure of resource …

A growing empirical literature links natural resource abundance and “pointiness” to impeded
economic growth and civil strife. We develop rent seeking and conflict models that capture …