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Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
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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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Metadata
- Authors
- Esteban, J., & Ray, D.
- Venue
- American Economic Review
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2011-06-01
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1345-1374
- ISSN
- 0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2168402238
- Cited by
- 388
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 49.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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