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		| Nguyen Phuc Canh, Sangho  Kim and Su Dinh Thanh | 
	
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		| ''Entrepreneurship and natural resource rent-seeking: The roles of institutional quality'' | 
	
		| ( 2020, Vol. 40 No.2 ) | 
	
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		| To examine the influence of institutional quality and entrepreneurship density on natural resource rents, we apply the two-step system GMM to a global sample of 60 economies over the period 2006–2016. Our results show that (i) an increase in entrepreneurship density increases total natural resource rents; (ii) an improvement in institutional quality reduces total natural resource rents; (iii) improvement in institutional quality reduces the rent-seeking activities by entrepreneurs. We can confirm these results by a series of robustness checks. Our study calls for concerted efforts toward institutional reforms to promote sustainable development of natural resources. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Natural Resources; Rent Seeking; Institution; Panel data | 
	
		| JEL: L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior: General D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Feb 23 2020 |  | Manuscript Accepted : May 06 2020 | 
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