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Ethnic Inequality.

Alberto Alesina¹, Stelios Michalopoulos², Elias Papaioannou³

¹Harvard University, IGIER, CEPR, and NBER.

The Journal of Political Economy

|June 23, 2016

Summary

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Ethnic economic inequality between countries is linked to lower development. Geographic disparities in ethnic homelands are a major driver of this inequality and under-development.

Keywords:

Development Diversity Ethnicity Geography Inequality

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Economics
Development Studies
Political Geography

Background:

Economic inequality between ethnic groups is a persistent global issue.
Understanding the drivers of ethnic economic disparities is crucial for development policy.

Purpose of the Study:

To measure ethnic economic inequality across countries.
To analyze the relationship between ethnic inequality and economic development.
To identify the origins of ethnic economic disparities.

Main Methods:

Utilized satellite nighttime luminosity data and historical ethnolinguistic group homelands to construct ethnic inequality measures.
Compiled proxies for spatial and regional inequality.
Employed econometric analysis to assess associations.

Main Results:

A significant negative correlation was found between ethnic inequality and contemporary comparative development.
Ethnic inequality persists even when controlling for regional inequality, which is also linked to under-development.
Differences in geographic endowments across ethnic homelands explain a substantial portion of economic disparities between groups.

Conclusions:

Ethnic economic inequality is a significant impediment to national development.
Geographic factors play a critical role in shaping ethnic economic disparities.
Addressing geographic inequalities within ethnic homelands may foster more equitable development.