Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
In this paper we study a behavioral model of conflict that provides a basis for choosing certain indices of dispersion as indicators for conflict. We show that a suitable monotone transform of the equilibrium level of conflict can be proxied by a linear function of the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl-Hirschman fractionalization index, and a specific measure of polarization due to Esteban and Ray. (JEL D31, D63, D74)
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2011
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Authors: | Esteban, Joan ; Ray, Debraj |
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American Economic Review. - American Economic Association - AEA. - Vol. 101.2011, 4, p. 1345-74
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American Economic Association - AEA |
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