A Global Map of Amenities: Public Goods, Ethnic Divisions and Decentralization

I analyze the effects of ethnic divisions on provision public goods. Using OpenStreetMap data, construct a new global dataset locations amenities, such as schools, hospital and libraries. allow for possibility that data may be systematically incomplete using two proxies mapping completeness. provide strong evidence more autonomous subnational regions with high degree fractionalization significantly fewer productive Therefore, my findings indicate decentralization can lead to failure in local goods when it increases ethnical among policy makers responsible collectively supplying