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Data Visualizations

Interactive Data Tools

Public-facing tools to explore growth trajectories, counterfactual paths, and threat timelines.

Flagship

Anatomy of a Lost Decade

Compare actual GDP per capita against counterfactual benchmarks: pre-discovery trend, IMF WEO vintage forecasts, and a synthetic control estimate. Hover for values; toggle series.

Anatomy of a Lost Decade

GDP per capita trajectories for resource-discovering countries — actual outcomes vs. what could have been. Index: pre-discovery year = 100.

Note: Placeholder estimates only. Final figure will use Penn World Table 10.x data, IMF WEO vintage forecasts, and Stata-estimated synthetic controls. The amber shaded region indicates the estimated growth cost between actual and counterfactual paths.

Data note: Currently placeholder estimates. Final version will use Penn World Table 10.x data, IMF WEO vintage forecasts, and Stata-estimated synthetic controls. All data and replication code will be open-sourced.

In the Pipeline

Phase 3

Counterfactual Growth Explorer

User-selected country and scenario — modelled growth paths.

Phase 3

Presource Curse Timeline

Discovery to production — fiscal and governance indicators.

Phase 3

Growth Threat Dashboard

Country-level risk indicators, updated annually.

Phase 3

Debt & Borrowing Tracker

Public debt trajectories with risk thresholds.