Ethnic diversity and growth: revisiting the evidence

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• dc.contributor.author García Montalvo, José
• dc.contributor.author Reynal-Querol, Marta
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-15T08:55:00Z
• dc.date.available 2021-03-15T08:55:00Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.description.abstract The relationship between ethnic heterogeneity and economic growth is complex. Empirical research working with cross-country data finds a negative, or statistically insignificant, relationship. However, analysis at city level finds a positive effect of diversity on wages and productivity. Generally, there is a trade-off between the economic benefits of diversity and the costs of heterogeneity. Using cells of fixed size we find that the relationship between diversity and growth is positive for small geographical areas. In the case of Africa, we argue that the explanation is the increase in trade at the boundaries between ethnic groups due to ethnic specialization.en
• dc.description.sponsorship Financial support from the European Research Council (ERC), the Spanish National Science Foundation, and the Government of Catalonia is gratefully acknowledged. We would like to thank the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, through the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0563).
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• dc.identifier.citation Montalvo JG, Reynal-Querol M. Ethnic diversity and growth: revisiting the evidence. Rev Econ Stat. 2021 Jul;103(3):521-32. DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00901
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00901
• dc.identifier.issn 0034-6535
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46772
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher MIT Press
• dc.relation.ispartof Rev Econ Stat. 2021 Jul;103(3):521-32. DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00901
• dc.rights © MIT Press (Publisher version at http://mitpress.mit.edu)
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• dc.subject.keyword O10en
• dc.subject.keyword O40en
• dc.subject.keyword N17en
• dc.subject.keyword R12en
• dc.subject.keyword Ethnic diversityen
• dc.subject.keyword Economic growthen
• dc.subject.keyword Spatial analysisen
• dc.title Ethnic diversity and growth: revisiting the evidenceen
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