Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
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DOI:
10.1257/aer.101.4.1345
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
影响因子:
10.7
通讯作者:
Ray, Debraj
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作者:
Esteban, Joan;Ray, Debraj
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)