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Stranded Assets and Resource Rents: Between Flaws, Dependency, and Economic Diversification

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  • Dawud Ansari
  • Ambria Fareed

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Asset stranding–the unanticipated depreciation of assets (e.g. resource re-serves, infrastructure, stocks) due to market shifts such as policy interventions or innovation–is at the core of current debates in energy and climate. This roundup presents prominent contributions to the discussion with a focus on fuel-exporting economies. We discuss strengths and limits of the concept as well as potential conceptual flaws and the perspective of resource-exporting coun-tries. The discussion highlights that the debate neglects the adaptation by mar-ket players to changing conditions. However, and despite the conceptual short-comings, (economic) diversification figures and energy outlooks show that the (potential) issue is too big to ignore for resource owners and the international community.

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  • Dawud Ansari & Ambria Fareed, 2019. "Stranded Assets and Resource Rents: Between Flaws, Dependency, and Economic Diversification," DIW Roundup: Politik im Fokus 136, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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