Replication Data for: Demographics and the Resource Economy — How Commodities Amplify the Lifecycle

Replication package for 'Demographics and the Resource Economy' by Brian Peters (2026). Tests whether natural resource endowments amplify or mask the demographic effect on current account balances. Uses World Bank resource rents data (oil, gas, mineral) interacted with demographic variables on a 140-country panel. Key finding: Z₁ × Resource interaction is positive (+0.154***) — commodities amplify, not mask, demographics. Effect is driven by hydrocarbons (oil/gas), not minerals. The interaction weakened structurally post-2000 (SWF maturation), not driven by prices. Includes commodity type decomposition, time variation analysis, and income conditioning.