Ethnic heterogeneity and the probability of technological disasters

Eiji Yamamura ()

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper uses cross-country data from 1965 to 2008 to examine how ethnic heterogeneity affects the probability of technological disasters. Estimation results showed that ethnic heterogeneity increased the probability of technological disasters.

Keywords: Disaster; Ethnic fractionalization; Ethic polarization; Risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 J28 O11 Q54 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-06-12
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