Public Goods and Ethnic Diversity
Evidence from Deforestation in Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9723219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alberto Alesina (Harvard University, NBER, CEPR and IGIER Bocconi), Caterina Gennaioli (0000-0002-4058-4675, Queen Mary University of London), Stefania Lovo (0000-0001-6231-4142, University of Reading) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 341 |
| Pages | 32-66 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12285 |
| OpenAlex | W1571700222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper shows that the level of deforestation in Indonesia is positively related to the degree of ethnic fractionalization. To identify a causal relation, we exploit the exogenous timing of variation in the level of ethnic heterogeneity due to the creation of new jurisdictions. We provide evidence consistent with a lower control of politicians, through electoral punishment, in more ethnically fragmented districts. Our results are consistent with the literature on (under)provision of public goods in ethnically diverse societies
Deforestation (computer science) · Demographic economics · Development economics · Diversity (politics) · Economics · Empirical evidence · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Exploit · Fractionalization · Microeconomics · Political science · Public economics · Public good · Punishment (psychology) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
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| Citations per year | 2,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |