Abstract The Synthetic Control Method (SCM) has become a widely used tool in both
identifying and estimating the causal impact of policies, shocks, and interventions of interest …

Natural resource abundance benefits a country, but the literature debates whether it is a
blessing or a curse. Therefore, this study examines the influence of natural resources (NR) …

Purpose This study aims to analyze the effects of natural resource rents on income
inequality. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a panel quantile regression (QR) …

Air pollution has emerged as a substantial threat to China's sustainable development. What
remains overlooked is the resource dependence on the control of air pollution. At the same …

Income inequality is a critical determinant of economic development, making it imperative to
identify the factors that impact it positively or negatively through diverse methodologies. This …

The study assesses the role of governance in modulating the effect of oil wealth on wealth
inequality in 45 developed and developing countries. The empirical evidence is based on …

This paper examines how democratic institutions shape the nexus of natural resources and
income inequality, under the hypothesis that democracy can help to alleviate the possible …

A critical evaluation of prior studies indicates that the roles of structural and institutional
transformations in moderating natural resource-inequality dynamics is understudied …

The “dual carbon” goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality constitute an important
strategic decision for China in the new era. For the purpose of elaborating the internal …

This paper examines the influence of natural resources on conflict over the 2010–2019
period in 54 African countries using a novel quadratic regression model and threshold …