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A Review of Resource Curse Hypothesis Research and Prospects

Kang Jing   

  1. (Guangzhou First People's Hospital,Guangzhou 510180, China)

  • Received:2024-05-10 Revised:2024-07-28 Accepted:2024-08-30

“资源诅咒”假说研究评述与展望

  静   

  1. (广州市第一人民医院,广州 510180)

Abstract:

The resource curse hypothesis is the phenomenon that countries with rich resources tend to have a slow economic growth. Empirical studies have shown that the resource prosperity has not brought about sustained economic growth, but has led to a series of problems such as environmental degradation, single industry, and uneven distribution. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the related research on the resource curse hypothesis, analyzing the current research status from the perspectives of origin and development, connotation and theoretical models, and the empirical studies.The literature review finds that economists do not have the same opinion about the existence of a resource curse hypothesis. Future research should better solve the endogenous problems of key variables, and enrich the empirical test method and channels, to provide theoretical and empirical evidence for sustainable use of resources and sustainable economic development.

Key words: Resource curse hypothesis, Resource prosperity, Economic growth, Transmission channel

摘要: “资源诅咒”假说反映了丰裕的自然资源趋于阻碍经济增长的负效应。经验研究表明资源繁荣并没有带来经济的持续增长,反而引发了环境恶化、产业单一以及分配不均等一系列问题。本文对“资源诅咒”假说的相关研究进行了全面回顾,分别从起源与发展、内涵与理论解释以及实证研究等角度分析了“资源诅咒”假说的研究现状。综述研究发现即使有研究结论表明“资源诅咒”命题并不完全成立,但资源依赖对经济增长的负面影响依然显著。今后研究应更好地解决关键变量指标选取内生性问题,并丰富实证检验方法与传导路径研究,进一步探析自然资源与经济增长的关系,为资源可持续利用、经济可持续发展提供理论和实证支撑。

关键词: “资源诅咒”假说, 资源繁荣, 经济增长, 传导路径