Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization

Joan Esteban (joan.esteban@iae.csic.es) and Debraj Ray

UFAE and IAE Working Papers from Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)

Abstract: 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

Keywords: conflict; polarization; inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D74 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2009-03-15, Revised 2010-03-25
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