We construct an index for national identity using information from the World Values Survey on peoples' attitudes concerning politics and to the state itself. We then analyze the relationship between our new measure of national identity and social heterogeneity. The results indicate that...

We construct a simple index for national identity using information from the World Values Survey on peoples' attitudes towards the nation. We then analyze the relationship between national identity and religious diversity. The results show that religious diversity is significantly and negatively...

Children living in HIV/AIDS affected households bear the heaviest burden of the epidemic. Besides direct vertical transmission, HIV/ AIDS potentially worsens the children's welfare indirectly through its socio-economic impact. This paper uses household survey data including information about...