Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
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- Alex Armand & Alexander Coutts & Pedro C. Vicente & Inês Vilela, 2019. "Does information break the political resource curse? Experimental evidence from Mozambique," NOVAFRICA Working Paper Series wp1902, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA.
- Alex Armand & Alexander Coutts & Pedro C. Vicente & Ines Vilela, 2019. "Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique," IFS Working Papers W19/01, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Alex Armand, Alexander Coutts, Pedro C. Vicente,Inês Vilela, 2019. "Does Information Break the Political Resource Curse? Experimental Evidence from Mozambique," NCID Working Papers 01/2019, Navarra Center for International Development, University of Navarra.
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- C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- Q33 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Resource Booms (Dutch Disease)
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