fractionalization index. We also obtain that both ethnic and religious polarization are significant in explaining conflict. The results …In this paper we examine the link between ethnic and religious polariza- tion and conflict using interpersonal …- ization index. We measure conflict by means on an index of social unrest, as well as by the standard conflict onset or …

fractionalization index. We also obtain that both ethnic and religious polarization are significant in explaining conflict. The results …In this paper we examine the link between ethnic and religious polariza- tion and conflict using interpersonal …- ization index. We measure conflict by means on an index of social unrest, as well as by the standard conflict onset or …

heterogeneity or fractionalization index and the discrete polarization index. However, still no broad consensus is reached on which …-linear way three different aspects of ethnic diversity, namely the fractionalization, the polarization and the ethnic dominance … main measures of ethnic heterogeneity are employed in the econometric literature on ethnic diversity and conflict: the Gini …

In their survey of the literature on ethnic fractionalization and economic performance, Alesina and La Ferrara (2005 … fractionalization on economic growth across countries using unique time-varying measures. We first replicate the finding of a weak … shows a significant negative impact on economic growth which is robust to different specifications, polarization measures …

specifically on ethnic diversity. In contrast to the previous literature, this study argues that it is the fractionalization and …/or polarization of ethnic groups that is the relevant consideration, rather than the population share of ethnic minorities, since such …

the concept of ethnic fractionalization is a strong predictive measure for the direct effect of ethnicity on growth …This paper investigates the empirical relationship between the two concepts of ethnicity and economic growth. Ethnicity … variables. The system incorporates new channel variables for the potential indirect effects of ethnicity that are important in …

fractionalization is a strong predictive measure for the direct effect of ethnicity on growth, whereas the concept of ethnic …This paper investigates the empirical relationship between the two concepts of ethnicity and economic growth. Ethnicity … new channel variables for the potential indirect effects of ethnicity that are important in the process of economic …

and redistribution in the study are ethnic and religious polarization and fractionalization measures. Findings – It is … found that inequality is positively associated with polarization and has an inverse-U relationship with fractionalization …