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Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict
Social Science Research NetworkEthnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do some groups engage in conflict, while others do not? I show that civil conflict in Africa is explained by ethnic groups’ cultural distance to the central government: an increase in ...
Eleonora Guarnieri
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Building Nations through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football
The American Economic Review, 2020 We examine whether shared collective experiences help build a national identity, by looking at the impact of national football teams’ victories in sub-Saharan Africa.
Emilio Depetris-Chauvín +2 more
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020 Can e-governance reforms improve government policy? By making information available on a real-time basis, information technologies may reduce the theft of public funds.
A. Banerjee +4 more
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Tax Administration versus Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
The American Economic Review, 2021 We compare two approaches to increasing tax revenue: tax administration and tax rates. We show that when Indonesia moved top regional firms into “medium taxpayer offices,” with high staff-to-taxpayer ratios, tax revenue more than doubled.
M. Basri +3 more
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The Management of Aid and Conflict in Africa
Social Science Research NetworkThis study investigates the relationship between the management of development aid and violent conflict in Africa. I exploit variation in World Bank project management quality driven by the assignment of project leaders of varying ability, combined with ...
Jacob Moscona
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Social Ties and the Selection of China’s Political Elite
The American Economic Review, 2020 We study how sharing a hometown or college connection with an incumbent member of China’s Politburo affects a candidate’s likelihood of selection as a new member.
R. Fisman +3 more
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Understanding the Link between Temperature and Crime
American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyThe correlation between hot weather and crime is well documented but not fully understood. We combine millions of administrative records, victimization surveys on unreported crime, and daily weather information to analyze the effect of temperatures on ...
F. Cohen, Fidel Gonzalez
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Spatial Spillovers of Conflict in Somalia
Social Science Research NetworkConflict along transportation routes during Somalia’s al-Shabaab insurgency significantly increases maize prices at distant locations, decreasing food security, health, and education.
M. Alfano, T. Cornelissen
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Latin America and COVID-19: Shutting Down in a World of Informal and Tiny Firms
EconomiAEmployment losses in 2020 were larger in Latin America than in any other region. We show that the prevalence of informality, micro-entrepreneurship, and jobs-not-fit for remote work in nonessential sectors accounts for this outcome in both simulations ...
Laura Alfaro +2 more
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The Employment Effects of Ethnic Politics
Social Science Research NetworkWe study the labor market consequences of ethnic politics in African democracies. Using subnational georeferenced data from 15 countries from 1996 to 2017, we compare individuals from ethnicities linked to parties at the margin of electing a ...
Francesco Amodio +2 more
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