@techreport{060bebdcda2c4699a0f1bf963dca5c28,
title = "Oil and gas: a blessing for few hydrocarbons and within-region inequality in Russia",
abstract = "Building on earlier work on regional inequality in Russia (Fedorov 2002; Gaddy and Ickes 2005; Bradshaw 2006 and others) we investigate a novel line of research, i.e. to demonstrate that the regional oil and gas abundance is associated with high within-region inequality. We show empirically that hydrocarbons represent one of the leading determinants of an increased gap between rich and poor in the producing regions. We discuss a possible cluster of geographic, economic and political factors underlying the phenomenon.",
keywords = "inequality, oil, gas, regions, Russia, state capture",
author = "Tullio Buccellato and Tomasz Mickiewicz",
year = "2007",
month = sep,
language = "English",
series = "Economics working paper",
publisher = "University College London",
number = "80",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "University College London",
}