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How to Sustain Growth in a Resource Based Economy?: The Main Concepts and their Application to the Russian Case

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  • Rudiger Ahrend

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In recent years economists have come to see rich natural resource endowments as a ?curse? or ?precious bane? that inevitably undermines development and slows economic growth. Resource-based development undeniably involves important risks. Nonetheless, the resource curse - if it exists - is at least no fatalité, as the examples of Australia, Canada and the Scandinavian countries demonstrate. This paper argues that the serious challenges posed by resource-dependence, which include an increased vulnerability to external shocks, the risk of ?Dutch disease?, and the risk of developing specific institutional pathologies, can be overcome, or at least very substantially mitigated, if accompanied by the right economic policies. It then analyses in detail what these ?right? economic policies are, and how to set up economic and political framework conditions to facilitate their successful implementation. The paper thereafter looks specifically at Russia as a prominent example of a resource-based economy. It investigates briefly the main drivers of Russian growth in recent years, and makes specific recommendations that would help the Russian economy to sustain high growth. Comment soutenir la croissance dans une économie fondée sur l'exploitation des ressources naturelles ? : Les principaux concepts et leur application au cas de la Russie Ces dernières années les économistes ont commencé à envisager la dotation en ressources naturelles comme une "malédiction" qui inévitablement mine le développement économique et freine la croissance. Le développement économique fondé sur l'exploitation des ressources naturelles comporte sans aucun doute des risques importants. Cependant, la malédiction des ressources -- si elle existe -- n'est pas toujours une fatalité, comme le montre les exemples de l'Australie, du Canada et des pays scandinaves. Cet article soutient que les défis sérieux posés par une forte dépendance envers les ressources naturelles - comme une vulnérabilité accrue aux chocs externes, le risque d'un "syndrome néerlandais" et le risque de développer des pathologies institutionnelles spécifiques - peuvent être maîtrisés, ou au moins très sensiblement amoindris, s'ils s'accompagnent de politiques économiques adéquates. L'article analyse en détail ces politiques économiques "adéquates", et comment mettre en place un cadre politique et économique qui facilite l'implémentation réussie de ces politiques. Le cas de la Russie est ensuite étudié comme un important exemple d'une économie fondée sur l'exploitation des ressources naturelles. L'article examine brièvement les principaux moteurs de la croissance de ces dernières années, et formule des propositions qui pourraient aider la Russie à maintenir une croissance forte.

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  • Rudiger Ahrend, 2006. "How to Sustain Growth in a Resource Based Economy?: The Main Concepts and their Application to the Russian Case," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 478, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:478-en
    DOI: 10.1787/622880627053
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    1. Garanina, Olga, 2008. "What beyond oil and gas? Russian trade specialisation in manufactures," BOFIT Discussion Papers 23/2008, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).
    2. Frey, Daniel & Frey, Miriam & Wieslhuber, Carmen, 2013. "Do natural resources define convergence clubs? Empirical evidence from the Kazakh regions," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 404-414.
    3. Voskoboynikov, Ilya B., 2012. "New measures of output, labour and capital in industries of the Russian economy," GGDC Research Memorandum GD-123, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen.
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    5. Dülger, Fikret & Lopcu, Kenan & Burgaç, Almıla & Ballı, Esra, 2013. "Is Russia suffering from Dutch Disease? Cointegration with structural break," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 605-612.
    6. H. Lehmann & M. G. Silvagni, 2013. "Is There Convergence of Russia s Regions? Exploring the Empirical Evidence: 1995 2010," Working Papers wp901, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna.
    7. Marius Bulearca & Catalin Popescu, 2015. "The Strategy For Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources And The Role Of State," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 6, pages 260-264, December.
    8. Polterovich, Victor & Popov, Vladimir & Tonis, Alexander, 2007. "Экономическая Политика, Качество Институтов И Механизмы "Ресурсного Проклятия" [Economic Policy, Quality of Institutions, and Mechanisms of Resource Curse]," MPRA Paper 22454, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Olga Garanina, 2009. "What beyond oil and gas? Russian trade specialisation in manufactures," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 1-29.
    10. Olga Garanina, 2009. "What beyond oil and gas ? Russian trade specialisation in manufactures," Post-Print halshs-00343419, HAL.
    11. Polterovich, Victor & Popov, Vladimir & Tonis, Alexander, 2008. "Mechanisms of Resource Curse, Economic Policy and Growth," MPRA Paper 20570, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    12. Marius Bulearca & Catalin Popescu, 2016. "How To Manage Sustainable Development In Oil Industry: The Case Of Omv Petrom," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 2, pages 77-81, December.

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    Keywords

    capital flight; croissance économique; diversification; diversification; dutch disease; economic growth; fiscal policy; malédiction des ressources; monetary policy; natural resources; oil; politique budgétaire; politique monétaire; pétrole; resource curse; ressources naturelles; Russia; Russie; syndrome néerlandais; transition; transition;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • P2 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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