Natural Resources & Income Inequality: The Role of Ethnic Divisions.

We hypothesize that natural resources raise income inequality in ethnically polarized societies, but reduce income inequality in ethnically homogenous societies; and we present empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis.

Xehetasun bibliografikoak
Egile Nagusiak: Fum, R, Holder, R
Formatua: Working paper
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: OxCarre 2009
Deskribapena
Gaia:We hypothesize that natural resources raise income inequality in ethnically polarized societies, but reduce income inequality in ethnically homogenous societies; and we present empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis.