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Entrepreneurship and natural resource rent-seeking: The roles of institutional quality

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  • Nguyen Phuc Canh

    (University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City)

  • Sangho Kim

    (College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

  • Su Dinh Thanh

    (School of Public Finance, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City)

Abstract

To examine the influence of institutional quality and entrepreneurship density on natural resource rents, we apply the two-step system GMM to a global sample of 60 economies over the period 2006–2016. Our results show that (i) an increase in entrepreneurship density increases total natural resource rents; (ii) an improvement in institutional quality reduces total natural resource rents; (iii) improvement in institutional quality reduces the rent-seeking activities by entrepreneurs. We can confirm these results by a series of robustness checks. Our study calls for concerted efforts toward institutional reforms to promote sustainable development of natural resources.

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  • Nguyen Phuc Canh & Sangho Kim & Su Dinh Thanh, 2020. "Entrepreneurship and natural resource rent-seeking: The roles of institutional quality," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 40(2), pages 1159-1177.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-20-00150
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