the degree of fractionalization and polarization across ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups in the national …

fractionalization index. We also obtain that both ethnic and religious polarization are significant in explaining conflict. The results … distances for ethnic and religious attitudes obtained from the World Values Survey. We use the Duclos et al (2004) polar … quality of the fit. Our measure of polarization outperforms the measure used by Montalvo and Reynal-Querol (2005) and the …

In their survey of the literature on ethnic fractionalization and economic performance, Alesina and La Ferrara (2005 … fractionalization on economic growth across countries using unique time-varying measures. We first replicate the finding of a weak … shows a significant negative impact on economic growth which is robust to different specifications, polarization measures …

specifically on ethnic diversity. In contrast to the previous literature, this study argues that it is the fractionalization and …/or polarization of ethnic groups that is the relevant consideration, rather than the population share of ethnic minorities, since such …

and redistribution in the study are ethnic and religious polarization and fractionalization measures. Findings – It is … found that inequality is positively associated with polarization and has an inverse-U relationship with fractionalization …

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the connection between corruption and ethnic polarization and religious … fractionalization. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of variance and regression expectation models were used to identify groups of …

In their survey of the literature on ethnic fractionalization and economic performance, Alesina and La Ferrara (JEL … ethnic fractionalization on economic growth across countries using unique time-varying measures. We first replicate the … latitude), it shows a significant negative impact on economic growth which is robust to different specifications, polarization …

outcome (growth, incidence of civil wars) and index (fractionalization, discrete polarization). Second, we find that, in case … fractionalization index. This may explain the sensitiveness of empirical evidence on the impact of ethnic diversity with respect to … of pure private goods, smaller groups always contribute more and so the fractionalization index under-estimates their …

In their survey of the literature on ethnic fractionalization and economic performance, Alesina and La Ferrara (JEL … fractionalization on economic growth using unique time-varying measures across countries, for 26 transition economies from 1989 to 2007 … different estimators, specifications, and fractionalization measures. …