矿产租金（mineral rents）是开采矿产资源所产生的经济收入，它考量了资源的稀缺性在经济活动中的体现。由于矿产尤其是关键矿产是未来技术的基础材料，因此，对每个国家矿产租金的研究，有助于深入理解国际地缘政治（卡脖子技术突破）、探讨经济增长路径（撒哈拉以南非洲如何和摆脱荷兰病等）。围绕话题，发表的研究成如下：

• (1)Shi, J. G., Y. Liu, B. M. Sadowski, D. Alemzero, S. Dou, H. Sun, and S. Naseem. 2023. “The Role of Economic Growth and Governance on Mineral Rents in Main Critical Minerals Countries.” Resources Policy 83: 103718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103718.

• （2）Dou, S., Wang, X., Shi, J., & Sannah Gbolo, S. (2024). The role of trade openness and labour productivity on mineral rents: evidence from East Asian countries. Applied Economics, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2342076

• （3）Dou, S., Dong, M., Shi, J., Sadowski, B.M., & Gbolo, S. S. (2024). The impact of ICT goods exports and environmental technology innovation on mineral rents: Evidence from OECD countries. PLOS ONE,  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308143

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