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Social Cohesion, Institutions, And Growth

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WILLIAM EASTERLY
JOZEF RITZEN
MICHAEL WOOLCOCK

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We present evidence that measures of "social cohesion," such as income inequality and ethnic fractionalization, endogenously determine institutional quality, which in turn causally determines growth. Copyright 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Volume (Year): 18 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (07)
Pages: 103-120
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