Ethnic fractionalization and unemployment

Using data on 74 countries and a large number of controls, this paper finds that a higher degree of ethnic fractionalization is correlated with a higher unemployment rate. This is probably mainly because fractionalization reduces labor market efficiency.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Feldmann, Horst
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 117.2012, 1, p. 192-195
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Ethnic heterogeneity \| Labor market \| Unemployment

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages ; H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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