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The shifting natural wealth of nations: the role of market orientation

Abstract:
This paper explores the effect of market orientation on (known or available) natural resource wealth using a novel dataset of world-wide major hydrocarbon and mineral discoveries. Our empirical estimates based on a large panel of countries show that increased market orientation causes a significant increase in discoveries of natural resources. In a thought experiment where economies in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa remain closed, they would have only achieved one quarter of the actual increase in discoveries they have experienced since the early 1990s. Our results call into question the commonly held view that known or available natural resource endowments are exogenous.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.12.002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Economics
Sub department:
OxCarre
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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Journal of Development Economics More from this journal
Volume:
138
Pages:
228-245
Publication date:
2018-12-25
Acceptance date:
2018-12-18
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ISSN:
0304-3878


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English
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2019-05-16

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