Oil Wealth; Meat in Norway, Poison in Nigeria: An Analysis of Human Capital as a Transmission Channel of Resource Curse

Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo; Olomola Philip Akanni

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Oil Wealth; Meat in Norway, Poison in Nigeria: An Analysis of Human Capital as a Transmission Channel of Resource Curse

Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo, Olomola Philip Akanni

Published in Journal of World Economic Research (Volume 2, Issue 3)

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Abstract

The study examined the resource curse hypothesis on Nigeria, an oil rich but poor country and Norway, an oil rich and rich country. Human capital was the transmission channel explored in this study. The VAR was used to test annual data from 1970-2007. The result showed that oil wealth led to economic growth in both countries. Oil wealth led to improve human capital in Norway, but led to negative human capital in Nigeria. Our result is not consistent with our expectation yet human capital remains as a transmission channel to growth in both countries. Also, a long run relationship exists among oil wealth, human capital and economic growth for both countries.

Published in	Journal of World Economic Research (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jwer.20130203.12
Page(s)	39-44
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Resource Curse, Oil Wealth, Human Capital, Economic Growth

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Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo, Olomola Philip Akanni. Oil Wealth; Meat in Norway, Poison in Nigeria: An Analysis of Human Capital as a Transmission Channel of Resource Curse. J World Econ Res. 2013;2(3):39-44. doi: 10.11648/j.jwer.20130203.12

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Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo

Department of Economics Accounting and Finance, College of Management Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
Olomola Philip Akanni

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

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Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo; Olomola Philip Akanni. Oil Wealth; Meat in Norway, Poison in Nigeria: An Analysis of Human Capital as a Transmission Channel of Resource Curse. J. World Econ. Res. 2013, 2(3), 39-44. doi: 10.11648/j.jwer.20130203.12

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Adebiyi Oyeyemi Omodadepo, Olomola Philip Akanni. Oil Wealth; Meat in Norway, Poison in Nigeria: An Analysis of Human Capital as a Transmission Channel of Resource Curse. J World Econ Res. 2013;2(3):39-44. doi: 10.11648/j.jwer.20130203.12

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