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Habemus Papam? Polarization and Conflict in the Papal States
Pino, Francisco - 2020
the time of the election.We exploit this variation to analyze the causal effect of a divided conclave on conflict. We find … that an increase of one standard deviation in our measure of polarization raised the likelihood of internal conflict by …We study the effect of divisions within the elite on the probability of internal conflict in the Papal States between …
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Monotheism (from a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective)
Iyigun, Murat - 2007
The Axial Age, which lasted between 800 B. C. E. and 200 B. C. E., covers an era in which the spiritual foundations of humanity were laid simultaneously and independently in various geographic areas, and all three major monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam were born between 1200 B. C....
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Cultures, Clashes and Peace
Fletcher, Erin - 2009
ultimate determinants of conflict. However, fractionalization in all its demographic forms is endogenous in the long run. In … the relationship between fractionalization and the propensity of internal conflict statistically insignificant. Finally …
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Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking : An Empirical Analysis
Akee, Randall - 2010
fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements …
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A Model of Dynamic Conflict in Ethnocracies
Bakshi, Dripto - 2015
partly spills over into the next period, by affecting relative conflict efficiency. Our model generates non …-monotone evolution of both conflict and distribution. Results suggest that external interventions, when effective in reducing current … conflict and protecting weaker groups, may end up sowing the seeds of greater future conflict …
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Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India
Iyer, Sriya - 2015
The effect of ethnic violence on electoral results provides useful insights into voter behaviour in democratic societies. Religious riots have claimed more than 14,000 lives in India since 1950. We study the effect of Hindu-Muslim riots on election results in India. We combine data on riots,...
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On the Dynamics of Ethnic Fractionalization
Campos, Nauro F.; Kuzeyev, Vitaliy S. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications foreconomic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set withfractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989to 2002...
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Knocking on Heaven's Door? Protestantism and Suicide
Becker, Sascha O. - 2011
We model the effect of Protestant vs. Catholic denomination in an economic theory of suicide, accounting for differences in religious-community integration, views about man's impact on God's grace, and the possibility of confessing sins. We test the theory using a unique micro-regional dataset...
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Not the Opium of the People : Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties
Becker, Sascha O. - 2013
The interplay between religion and the economy has occupied social scientists for long. We construct a unique panel of income and Protestant church attendance for six waves of up to 175 Prussian counties spanning 1886-1911. The data reveal a marked decline in church attendance coinciding with...
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Prussia Disaggregated : The Demography of its Universe of Localities in 1871
Becker, Sascha O. - 2020
We provide, for the first time, a detailed and comprehensive overview of the demography of more than 50,000 towns, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town, village, and manor). We find that Jews live predominantly...
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