Jonah Rexer

University of Pennsylvania

Jonah Rexer is a PhD Candidate in Applied Economics in the The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include development economics, environmental and resource economics, political economy and conflict. Jonah holds an MPA in International Development from Harvard University and a BA in International Relations from Stanford University.

Multinationals in the extractive sectors of weak states face resource theft by armed groups. This criminality is often abetted by state corruption, even though firms are willing to pay for protection.

We use original data on the locations of militant commanders, attacks on the petroleum industry, and oil theft to show that a 2009 amnesty concluding the Niger Delta oil conflict led to sustained declines in militant activity and growth in oil theft.

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Jonah Rexer

Researcher's Grant Projects

The Local Advantage: Corruption, Organised Crime, and Indigenisation in the Nigerian Oil Sector

Researcher's Publications

The Local Advantage: Corruption, Organised Crime, and Indigenisation in the Nigerian Oil Sector

Violence and black markets: Evidence from the Niger Delta conflict