Natural Resources and Income Inequality: The Role of Ethnic Divisions
Journal
Economics Letters
ISSN
0165-1765
ISSN-Digital
1873-7374
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-06-01
Author(s)
Abstract
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.
Language
English
Keywords
Natural resources
Inequality
Ethnic polarization
Resource curse
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Amsterdam
Volume
107
Number
3
Start page
360
End page
363
Pages
4
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
234964