Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization

Debraj Ray and Joan Esteban ()

No 377, Working Papers from Barcelona School of Economics

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)
Date: 2015-09
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Journal Article: Linking Conflict to Inequality and Polarization (2011)
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