Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan Esteban (0000-0001-7123-4937, Instituto de Análisis Económico (CSIC) and Barcelona GSE, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.), Debraj Ray (0000-0002-5840-3051, New York University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1345-1374 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8282 • E-ISSN: 1944-7981 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/aer.101.4.1345 |
| OpenAlex | W2168402238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 99 |
| References cited | 45 |
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)
Econometrics · Economic inequality · Economics · Ethnic group · Fractionalization · Gini coefficient · Index (typography) · Inequality · Lorenz curve · Mathematical analysis · Mathematical economics · Measure (data warehouse) · Microeconomics · Monotone polygon · Polarization (electrochemistry) · Political science · Welfare economics · Computer Science · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Policies and Impacts · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Mathematics
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