Decomposition of ethnic heterogeneity on growth

Yamamura, Eiji (2011): Decomposition of ethnic heterogeneity on growth.

Abstract

Empirical results from a random-effects regression model show that ethnic heterogeneity has a negative effect on growth. The negative effect is seen largely in the hampering of efficiency improvements, but not capital accumulation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ethnic fractionalization, Ethnic polarization, Efficiency improvement, Capital accumulation, Random-effects model.
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O43 - Institutions and Growth

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