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-sharing in Ukraine. Ethnicity and violent conflicts can influence risk-sharing e.g. through social capital, ethnic …This paper analyzes the impact of ethnic heterogeneity and military conflict on the degree of regional consumption risk … fractionalization, migration, and remittances. The sample consists of 25 Ukrainian oblasts and covers the highly volatile period from …
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This paper investigates the relationship between neighbourhood ethnic and linguistic heterogeneity and the formation of an individual's local and general trust. A wide literature across economics and sociology has recognised the importance of trust in facilitating economic growth and development...
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The impact of remittances on households left behind by migration is ambiguous a priori due to competing income and … substitution effects. We offer new evidence on the effect of remittances on household investment decisions. We enrich our analysis … concerns. We find that remittances increase the likelihood of human, physical, and social capital investment in most of our …
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Over the last two decades there has been a growing debate on the supposedly negative relation between ethnic diversity, public goods production and social cohesion. Despite the amount of evidence, existing in-depth qualitative reviews conclude that the literature is inconclusive. Advancing upon...
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