Natural Resources
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Predicting Natural Resource Violence
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Between 1949 and 2009, at least 40 percent of intrastate conflicts were linked to natural resources, according to estimates in a UN report. A growing body of research explores these links to try to explain variation across factors like time, geography, and resource type. One puzzle involves the question of…
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The Conservation Effects of a Variable Tax on Groundwater Withdrawal
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In the United States, water resources have been historically plentiful, and groundwater consumption is generally not well-managed. However, as demand increases and the effects of climate change strain groundwater resources, the need to monitor consumption habits rises. Policymakers must undertake the challenge of striking a balance between economic performance of…
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Dos lecciones de la minería chilena para incrementar la productividad en América Latina
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Uno de los grandes desafíos de América Latina es manejar eficientemente sus recursos naturales. Para lograrlo, es necesario aumentar la productividad, pues esta promueve el desarrollo económico a largo plazo. Sin embargo, en nuestra región, las mediciones que existen de la productividad en la industria de los recursos naturales son…