Resources and Incentives to Reform: A Model and Some Evidence on Sub-Saharan African Countries

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Alberto Dalmazzo

University of Siena - Department of Economics

Guido de Blasio

Bank of Italy

Date Written: June 2001

Abstract

The paper models the incentives for a self-interested government to implement good policies. While good policies lead to investment and growth, they reduce the government's ability to increase supporters' consumption. The model predicts that resource abundance is conductive to poor policies and, consequently, to low investment. The implications of the model are broadly supported by evidence on sub-Saharan African countries. In particular, countries that are rich in natural resources tend to have lower institutional quality and worse macroeconomic and trade policies.

Keywords: Investment, autocracy, reforms

JEL Classification: D72, E22, Q33

Suggested Citation

Dalmazzo, Alberto and de Blasio, Guido, Resources and Incentives to Reform: A Model and Some Evidence on Sub-Saharan African Countries (June 2001). IMF Working Paper No. 01/86, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=879620

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