Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed information on gold mining activities, and conducts two types of difference-in-differences estimations that provide complementary evidence. The first is a local-level analysis that identifies an economic footprint...
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2015/04/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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125598
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2018/04/23
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Disclosed
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The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining : evidence from Ghana
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Poverty and Equity