@article{2c15a54220ce4c4ea7fc2ecfad75da88,
title = "Extractive resource policy and civil conflict: Evidence from mining reform in the Philippines",
abstract = "We estimate how a shift towards a more extractive resource policy, brought about by a regulatory reform of the mining sector, affected civil conflict in the Philippines. Our empirical strategy uses a difference-in-differences approach that compares provinces with and without mineral deposits before and after the reform. We find that the reform led to a large increase in conflict violence, most likely due to increased competition over control of resource-rich areas. The estimated welfare cost of this increase in violence is several orders of magnitude larger than the country's total revenue from taxes on mineral production.",
keywords = "Civil conflict, Extractive policy, Minerals, Mining, Natural resources, Reform",
author = "Benjamin Crost and Felter, {Joseph H.}",
note = "We would like to thank Sam Bazzi, Eli Berman, Chris Blattman, Oeindrila Dube, Oliver van den Eynde, Jake Shapiro, Austin Wright, as well as seminar participants at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois, and conference audiences at the American Economic Association, Northeast Universities Economic Development Consortium, and Midwest International Economic Development Conference. This research was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project 1005422. We would like to thank Sam Bazzi, Eli Berman, Chris Blattman, Oeindrila Dube, Oliver van den Eynde, Jake Shapiro, Austin Wright, as well as seminar participants at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois, and conference audiences at the American Economic Association, Northeast Universities Economic Development Consortium, and Midwest International Economic Development Conference. This research was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture , Hatch project 1005422 .",
year = "2020",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102443",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "144",
journal = "Journal of Development Economics",
issn = "0304-3878",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}