Ethnic favoritism: an axiom of politics
WebWe investigate the prevalence and determinants of ethnic favoritism, i.e., preferential public policies targeted at the political leader's ethnic group. We construct a panel dataset of 2,022 ethnographic regions from 139 countries with annual observations from 1992 to 2012, and use nighttime light i... WebWe document that ethnic favoritism is a global phenomenon not restricted to Africa, poor countries, or autocracies. We also provide evidence that ethnic favoritism is partly …
Ethnic favoritism: an axiom of politics
Did you know?
WebWe find robust evidence for ethnic favoritism: the political leaders’ ethnographic regions enjoy 10% higher nighttime light intensity. We investigate the prevalence and … WebFeb 26, 2015 · Ethnic Favoritism: An Axiom of Politics? @article{DeLuca2015EthnicFA, title={Ethnic Favoritism: An Axiom of Politics?}, author={Giacomo De Luca and Roland Hodler and Paul A. Raschky and Michele Valsecchi}, journal={CEPR Discussion Paper Series}, year={2015} } G. De Luca, R. Hodler, +1 author Michele Valsecchi; Published 26 …
WebWe further find that ethnic favoritism is a global rather than Sub-Saharan African phenomenon, which is present in poor as well as rich countries; that political institutions have a weak effect on ethnic favoritism; that ethnic favoritism is most prevalent in ethnically fractionalized and segregated countries with long established polities; and … WebWe further find that ethnic favoritism is a global rather than Sub-Saharan African phenomenon, which is present in poor as well as rich countries; that political institutions …
WebWe document that ethnic favoritism is a global phenomenon not restricted to Africa, poor countries, or autocracies. We also provide evidence that ethnic favoritism is partly motivated by electoral concerns and more prevalent in the presence of ethnic parties. WebSep 25, 2024 · This article demonstrates that ethnic segregation is a key determinant of local public goods provision. We argue that this results from politicians’ strategic engagement in ethnic favoritism: Only when ethnic groups are sufficiently segregated can elites efficiently target coethnics with local public goods.
WebAbstract Empirical studies show that many governments gear the provision of goods and services towards their ethnic peers. This article investigates governments’ strategies to provide ethnic favors in Africa. Recent studies of ethnic favoritism find that presidents' ethnic peers and home regions enjoy advantages, yet cannot disentangle whether …
WebWe document that ethnic favoritism is a global phenomenon not restricted to Africa, poor countries, or autocracies. We also provide evidence that ethnic favoritism is partly … blyth leamingtonWebWe further document that ethnic favoritism is a global phenomenon prevalent both within and outside of Africa; that economic development and better political institutions have at … blyth library northumberlandWebEthnic favoritism seems to be as prevalent outside of Africa as it is in Africa itself. Hence, Posner’s axiom of politics holds globally. The prevalence of ethnic favoritism is also … cleveland ga property recordsWebEconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by the ZBW. cleveland ga post office hoursWebSep 1, 2024 · In this article, we investigate whether, when, and why African political leaders use foreign aid to favor their birth regions. 2 We first introduce a new georeferenced dataset on the subnational allocation of Chinese Government-financed development projects across Africa over the 2000–2012 period. 3 We then use these data to test whether China's … blyth lifeguardsWebNov 11, 2024 · Ethnic favoritism: An axiom of politics? Journal of Development Economics, 132, 115–129. Crossref Google Scholar Desmet K., Ortuño-Ortín I., Wacziarg R. (2012). The political economy of linguistic cleavages. Journal of Development Economics, 97, 322–338. Crossref ISI Google Scholar Dickens A. (2024). Ethnolinguistic … cleveland ga potteryWebJan 1, 2024 · De Luca et al. (2024) extend the framework of Hodler and Raschky (2014), and using data from 140 countries show that the top political leader in a country, for instance the prime minister or president, tend to favor their ethnic homelands in terms of development as measured by night-light activity. cleveland ga property tax