Dr Eren Arbatli eren.arbatli@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Diversity and Conflict
Arbatli, Cemal Eren; Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc
Authors
Quamrul H. Ashraf
Oded Galor
Marc Klemp
Abstract
This research advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that interpersonal population diversity, rather than fractionalization or polarization across ethnic groups, has been pivotal to the emergence, prevalence, recurrence, and severity of intrasocietal conflicts. Exploiting an exogenous source of variations in population diversity across nations and ethnic groups, as determined predominantly during the exodus of humans from Africa tens of thousands of years ago, the study demonstrates that population diversity, and its impact on the degree of diversity within ethnic groups, has contributed significantly to the risk and intensity of historical and contemporary civil conflicts. The findings arguably reflect the contribution of population diversity to the non‐cohesiveness of society, as reflected partly in the prevalence of mistrust, the divergence in preferences for public goods and redistributive policies, and the degree of fractionalization and polarization across ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups.
Citation
Arbatli, C. E., Ashraf, Q. H., Galor, O., & Klemp, M. (2020). Diversity and Conflict. Econometrica, 88(2), 727-797. https://doi.org/10.3982/ecta13734
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2020-03 |
Deposit Date | Nov 7, 2023 |
Journal | Econometrica |
Print ISSN | 0012-9682 |
Publisher | Econometric Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 88 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 727-797 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3982/ecta13734 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1899831 |
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