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 …

main measures of ethnic heterogeneity are employed in the econometric literature on ethnic diversity and conflict: the Gini … heterogeneity or fractionalization index and the discrete polarization index. However, still no broad consensus is reached on which … distributional aspect of ethnic diversity is associated with the outbreak of conflict. In this paper we argue that the relative …

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 the (equilibrium) level of conflict can be expressed as an (approximate) linear … function of the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl-Hirschman fractionalization index, and a specific measure of polarization due …

distribution of culturally diverse groups affects the outcome. To understand why ethnic diversity affects conflict and economic …

accompanied by polarization and violent conflict. We illustrate this point by describing the processes of land privatization in … communities, including the possibility of polarization. We find that the support of egalitarian norms is notably strong when new …, polarization is strongest when the group with the most lucrative opportunities comprises half the population. …

fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements. -- ethnic fragmentation … ; conflict ; displaced persons ; human trafficking …

fragmentation and conflict on international trafficking through internal and international displacements …

regroup these outcomes into three broad categories, namely, development process outcomes (growth, investment, conflict, and … gender protection). Using two new measures of religion – religious fractionalization (RELFRAC) and religious polarization … and increasing religious polarization of African societies. …

We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict … altogether, often after substantial initial conflict. To attain peace, players must first engage in costly signaling by making …

We investigate situations in which players make costly contributions as group members in a group conflict, and at the … asymmetry and complementarity in members'efforts, and analyze how each group's internal conflict in-fluences its chance of … winning in the external conflict. We find that a more symmetric group may expend more effort in external conflict when the …