Natural resources and income inequality in Africa.

• Main Author: Charasz, Pawel.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55267
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper hypothesises about natural resources being an important determinant of income inequality in Africa. Using a panel dataset for 53 African countries over the period 1960-2010 I empirically test my prediction and indeed find natural resources to be a significant factor affecting the level of...