How much do artisanal miners earn? An inquiry among Congolese gold miners
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is acknowledged to provide incomes tens of millions individuals around the world, yet systematic data on miners' earnings are lacking. We developed a sampling method survey tools suited for collection applied it stratified random sample 453 miners in largest town Congo's South Kivu province. Our research design allows us study how much artisanal gold earn, what determines their earnings. In doing so, we assess financial attractiveness mining, uncover whether from merit-based, i.e. determined by experience, expertise risk-taking behavior, or identity-based. This test claim that has social-levelling effect.
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عنوان ژورنال: Resources Policy
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0301-4207', '1873-7641']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101893