Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
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index metals & minerals, 1970=100<br />
US$/barrel, crude oil (Brent)<br />
Empirical Evidence for DD <strong>and</strong> RC II<br />
Figure 6: Prices of mineral commodities <strong>and</strong> crude oil<br />
Prices of mineral commodities* (index, 1970=100) <strong>and</strong> crude oil<br />
(US$/barrel), 1982-2010<br />
800<br />
700<br />
160<br />
140<br />
600<br />
120<br />
500<br />
100<br />
400<br />
80<br />
300<br />
60<br />
200<br />
40<br />
100<br />
20<br />
0<br />
0<br />
Q2 1982<br />
Q4 1983<br />
Q2 1985<br />
Q4 1986<br />
Q2 1988<br />
Q4 1989<br />
Q2 1991<br />
Q4 1992<br />
Q2 1994<br />
Q4 1995<br />
Q2 1997<br />
Q4 1998<br />
Q2 2000<br />
Q4 2001<br />
Q2 2003<br />
Q4 2004<br />
Q2 2006<br />
Q4 2007<br />
Q2 2009<br />
index metals & minerals, lhs<br />
crude oil, brent, US$/barrel, rhs<br />
*Gold, silver, aluminum, zinc, copper, potash, lead, iron<br />
Source: Datastream, own calculations<br />
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UNCTAD Division on Technology <strong>and</strong> Logistics - Knowledge Sharing, Training <strong>and</strong> Capacity Development Branch