Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization
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چکیده
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 the (equilibrium) level of conflict can be expressed as an (approximate) linear function of the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl-Hirschman fractionalization index, and a specific measure of polarization due to Esteban and Ray. JEL-Classification: D74, D31 Key-words: conflict, polarization, inequality. We are grateful to participants in the Yale Workshop on Conflict and Rationality, and to Anja Sautmann for comments and assistance. Joan Esteban is a member of the Barcelona GSE Research Network funded by the Government of Catalonia. He gratefully acknowledges financial support from the AXA Research Fund and from the Spanish Government CICYT project n. SEJ2006-00369. Debraj Ray’s research is supported by the National Science Foundation.
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