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Rik på resurser - fattig på rättvisa?

Alfredsson, Anton LU and Eddadóttir, Rebecca LU (2025) NEKH02 20251
Department of Economics
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between the changes in value of a country’s natural
resources and changes in political corruption. It specifically focuses on how different types of
non-renewable resources can affect corruption differently. Using panel data from 1995 to
2020 covering nearly all countries worldwide, the analysis is conducted using fixed-effects
regressions. The regressions are divided into two main groups - one covering a global sample
and the other one focusing on African countries -, each containing separate regressions for
individual resources. The political corruption index serves as the dependent variable, while
various natural resources are included as independent variables. To isolate the effect of
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This study investigates the relationship between the changes in value of a country’s natural
resources and changes in political corruption. It specifically focuses on how different types of
non-renewable resources can affect corruption differently. Using panel data from 1995 to
2020 covering nearly all countries worldwide, the analysis is conducted using fixed-effects
regressions. The regressions are divided into two main groups - one covering a global sample
and the other one focusing on African countries -, each containing separate regressions for
individual resources. The political corruption index serves as the dependent variable, while
various natural resources are included as independent variables. To isolate the effect of
resource wealth, several control variables are used. These cover economic, demographic,
social and institutional factors and are represented by GDP per capita, Foreign direct
investments (FDI), Agriculture’s share of GDP, Human development index (HDI) and Rule of
law. The results reveal a few statistically significant relationships at the global level, while
several more significant effects are observed within the African sample. Moreover, the
coefficients for Africa are notably larger compared to those at the global level. These findings
suggest that the correlation between changes in natural resources and changes in political
corruption may be more complex and context-dependent. In regions with weaker institutional
frameworks, the so-called resource curse and rent seeking behaviour appear more prominent.
The results underscore the importance of distinguishing between types of resources and
geographical contexts when analyzing the complex relationship between natural wealth and
governance. (Less)
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author
Alfredsson, Anton LU and Eddadóttir, Rebecca LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKH02 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Korruption, Naturresurser, Naturresursförbannelse, Silver
language
Swedish
id
9208731
date added to LUP
2025-09-12 09:14:39
date last changed
2025-09-12 09:14:39
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  abstract     = {{This study investigates the relationship between the changes in value of a country’s natural
resources and changes in political corruption. It specifically focuses on how different types of
non-renewable resources can affect corruption differently. Using panel data from 1995 to
2020 covering nearly all countries worldwide, the analysis is conducted using fixed-effects
regressions. The regressions are divided into two main groups - one covering a global sample
and the other one focusing on African countries -, each containing separate regressions for
individual resources. The political corruption index serves as the dependent variable, while
various natural resources are included as independent variables. To isolate the effect of
resource wealth, several control variables are used. These cover economic, demographic,
social and institutional factors and are represented by GDP per capita, Foreign direct
investments (FDI), Agriculture’s share of GDP, Human development index (HDI) and Rule of
law. The results reveal a few statistically significant relationships at the global level, while
several more significant effects are observed within the African sample. Moreover, the
coefficients for Africa are notably larger compared to those at the global level. These findings
suggest that the correlation between changes in natural resources and changes in political
corruption may be more complex and context-dependent. In regions with weaker institutional
frameworks, the so-called resource curse and rent seeking behaviour appear more prominent.
The results underscore the importance of distinguishing between types of resources and
geographical contexts when analyzing the complex relationship between natural wealth and
governance.}},
  author       = {{Alfredsson, Anton and Eddadóttir, Rebecca}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Rik på resurser - fattig på rättvisa?}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}