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Investigating the Impact of Natural Resource Rents and Good Governance on the Welfare of Developing Countries: The Welfare Curse Phenomenon and the Quantile Regression Approach

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  • Sargolzaie, Ali

    (Master student of Economics, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran)

  • Lotfalipour, Mohammad Reza

    (Professor of Economics Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran)

  • Salehnia, Narges

    (Assistant Professor of Economics, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran)

Abstract

Monitoring and evaluating social welfare is one of the most important issues for policymakers in many countries, including developing countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of natural resource rents and good governance on the welfare of developing countries. To achieve the purpose of the study, from the econometric method of quantile panel data with fixed effects, the relationships of variables in different quantiles during the period 2007-2018 have been estimated. The results showed that the effect of natural resource rents on welfare in all quantiles is negative and significant so this effect is more pronounced in developing countries with low welfare. In other words, the existence of the phenomenon of the welfare curse in developing countries is confirmed. The results also showed that the effect of good governance in different quantiles is positive and significant. So good governance can increase prosperity in developing countries. Also, according to the results, other variables such as Urban population, employment rate, and environmental performance index in different quantiles have a positive and significant effect on welfare. In addition, the effect of gross capital formation on welfare is positive and significant In all quantiles except the fifth and sixth quantiles

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  • Sargolzaie, Ali & Lotfalipour, Mohammad Reza & Salehnia, Narges, 2022. "Investigating the Impact of Natural Resource Rents and Good Governance on the Welfare of Developing Countries: The Welfare Curse Phenomenon and the Quantile Regression Approach," Quarterly Journal of Applied Theories of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Management and Business, University of Tabriz, vol. 9(2), pages 1-34, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:qjatoe:0266
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    Keywords

    Welfare Curse; Good Governance; Natural Resource Rent; Quantile Regression;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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