New Approaches to the Dynamics, Measurement and Economic Implications of Ethnic Diversity.

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Cover; Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 0: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Ethnicity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 General attributes of ethnicity and key models; 1.3 Basic model; 1.4 Country equilibria; 1.4.1 Theoretical considerations and base scenario; 1.4.2 Implications of group constellations and cost assumptions; 1.4.3 Implications of economic growth and immigration; 1.5 Extensions with international trade; 1.6 Conclusion; Chapter 2: Drivers of Ethnic Fragmentation; 2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Framing ethnicity2.3 Potential drivers of ethnic fragmentation changes; 2.3.1 Evolutionary and historical factors; 2.3.2 Socioeconomic and policy factors; 2.4 Empirical strategy and data; 2.5 Results; 2.5.1 Influential factors on a 'base-level' of ethnic fragmentation; 2.5.2 Drivers of fragmentation level changes over a short period; 2.6 Conclusion; Chapter 3: Measuring Ethnic Diversity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Different aspects of ethnicity and its measurement; 3.3 Calculation of the distance values; 3.3.1 Language classification; 3.3.2 Ethno-racial distance; 3.3.3 Religious classification.

3.3.4 Other socioeconomic aspects3.4 Data description and comparison with other sources; 3.5 DELF operationalization; 3.6 Results; 3.6.1 Diversity measure within countries; 3.6.2 Similarity measure between countries; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Implications of Ethnic Diversity; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Overview of relevant indices; 4.3 Implications of ethnic diversity on conflict; 4.4 Implications of ethnic diversity on growth; 4.5 Implications of ethnic diversity on trust; 4.6 Implications of ethnic diversity on trade; 4.7 Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix A -- Chapter 1.

A.1 Mathematical AppendixA. 1.1 Partial derivatives; A.1.2 Implication of relative group sizes for overall ELF values; A.2 Additional figures and tables; Appendix B -- Chapter 2; B.1 Details of key variables; B.2 Additional regressions and robustness checks; Appendix C -- Chapter 3; C.1 Data robustness and alternative data; C.1.1 Data robustness checks; C.1.2 Alternative similarity values; C.1.3 Characteristics of different ethnicity measures depending on thenumber of groups; C.2 Details on similarity calculations, weighting and its implication for the interpretation of results.

C.2.1 Similarity matrix calculationsC. 2.2 Arithmetic mean; C.2.3 Geometric mean and partly compensating methods; C.2.4 Principal component analysis; C.2.5 Implications of similarity value construction and possible future extensions; C.2.6 Details of similarity interpretation between countries; C.2.7 Details of population weighting for regional means; C.3 Detailed DELF data per country; Appendix D -- Chapter 4; D.1 Summary statistics for all replications; D.2 Marginal effects of DELF; Bibliography.

This book examines the measurement and econometric effects of ethnic diversity. This issue is of great relevance to research and policy and is currently being discussed a great deal in the literature. In particular, a sizable literature has suggested that ethnic diversity constitutes a significant barrier to economic development. The precise measurement and interpretation of these results are a matter of substantial controversy. In this book, the dynamics of ethnic diversity are being empirically analyzed for the first time. Furthermore, it develops and applies a new measure of ethnic diversit.

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