A development imperative emphasising the economic benefits of mineral extraction has led researchers to speculate about whether minerals inflate citizens’ economic expectations and, due to an upward shift in aspirations, cause a degree of dissatisfaction. Using survey data from 18 Latin American countries, this study finds evidence of the ‘euphoric effect’ of minerals materialising among household expectations concerning future changes in the economic situation of their country. Similarly, it also finds a positive and significant relationship with expectations concerning future changes in respondents’ personal economic situation. However, it does not detect a significant relationship between minerals and citizens’ life satisfaction.

强调矿产开采经济效益的发展迫切需要让研究人员推测矿产是否会提高公民的经济预期，并由于愿望的上升而引起一定程度的不满。本研究使用来自 18 个拉丁美洲国家的调查数据，发现了矿物在家庭对其国家未来经济形势变化的预期中实现的“欣快效应”的证据。同样，它也发现与受访者个人经济状况未来变化的预期存在积极且显着的关系。然而，它没有发现矿物与公民生活满意度之间的显着关系。