Economic Effects of Clustering of Ethnically Similar Communities in Kenya: Application of Spatial Correlation Model

Using regional data of Kenya, we found that income spillovers depend on ethnic similarity, which suggests the influence of ethnic bias. This result implies, for policy making, that the question of interregional transaction costs cannot be narrowly focused on problems of transportation infrastructure but it is also related with ethnic divisions in African context.

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Year of publication:	2010-10
Authors:	Hamaguchi, Nobuaki
Institutions:	Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University
Subject:	Ethnic diversity \| Transaction cost

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Paper Series. - ISSN 1345-2207.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number DP2010-26 14 pages
Classification:	R58 - Regional Development Policy ; O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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