We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor … involved in the conflict by transferring financial resources to its origin country. We find that the diaspora influences the … conflict equilibrium, the two groups of residents prefer to negotiate a peaceful settlement if there exists a sharing rule that …

-of-origin composition of a county matters. Moreover, the culture, institutions, and human capital that the immigrant groups brought with …

religion-specific human capital. It explores some implications of negative externalities between religious and secular … education. Applications include the tension between science and religion during the European Enlightenment and the development …

evidence of the long-lived nature of institutions and the link between institutions and culture. In this paper, we provide an … scaffolding erected many years earlier. Using a novel within race decomposition we provide evidence that past institutions … transmitted through culture can help to explain this persistent saving disparity. -- Savings gap ; institutions ; race ; culture …

racial conflict can be linked to the level of public expenditure. Crime rates, however, are closely related to the incidence …

-existent. -- time series models ; conflict …