Consider two countries, A and B, that have identical physical endowments of a key natural resource. In

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Consider two countries, A and B, that have identical physical endowments of a key natural resource. In country A, any profits made from extracting that resource are subject to confiscation by the government, while in country B, there is no such risk. How does the risk of expropriation affect the economic endowment of the two nations? In which nation are people richer?

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The Economics of Public Issues

ISBN: 978-0134018973

19th edition

Authors: Roger LeRoy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North

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