Unravelling the natural resources and capital flight nexus: evidence from BRICS nations
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance
ISSN: 1358-1988
Article publication date: 17 December 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to focus on the impact of environmental factors on capital flight from BRICS countries. This study proposes modelling the different natural resource rents including coal, oil, gas, mineral and forests with capital flight outlining how the resource extraction cause corruption and rent seeking leading to outflow of resident capital.
Design/methodology/approach
World Bank residual method is used for estimation of capital flight followed by dynamic common correlated effect (DCCE) approach developed by Chudik and Pesaran (2015) for empirical analysis. To ensure the reliability and robustness of results, this study constructs a Natural Resource Rent Index (NRRI) using principal component analysis (PCA) of various resource rents including coal, oil, gas, mineral and forests.
Findings
The econometric analysis reveals that natural resource rents significantly contribute to resident capital outflows from BRICS countries. Furthermore, this study finds that increased government involvement in resource extraction significantly reduces capital flight.
Practical implications
The findings of this study emphasize the necessity of proactive policy measures to mitigate capital flight from BRICS countries, particularly through enhanced government engagement in resource management.
Originality/value
This study fills literature gap by identifying how environmental factors fuel capital flight in BRICS economies.
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Citation
Pathak, S., Pradhan, A.K. and Thomas, R. (2024), "Unravelling the natural resources and capital flight nexus: evidence from BRICS nations", Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRC-07-2024-0132
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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