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American Economic Review: Vol. 101 No. 4 (June 2011)

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Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization

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Esteban, Joan, and Debraj Ray. 2011. "Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization." American Economic Review, 101(4): 1345-74.

DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.4.1345

Abstract

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 a suitable monotone transform of the equilibrium level of conflict can be proxied by a linear function of the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl-Hirschman fractionalization index, and a specific measure of polarization due to Esteban and Ray. (JEL D31, D63, D74)

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Esteban, Joan (CSIC and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics)
Ray, Debraj (NYU)

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D31: Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions
D63: Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
D74: Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances


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