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TL49069
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Three essays in applied microeconomic theory
[Thesis]
Souvik Dutta
Chatterjee, Kalyan
The Pennsylvania State University
2014
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-40328-2
Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University
2014
The first essay of my dissertation, "Ethnic Conflict and Civic Engagement" discusses that despite similar levels of ethnic diversity, some places manage to remain peaceful while others experience ethnic conflict. Using a game theoretic framework, I argue that this variation is related to the structure of ethnic engagement in the society. Ethnic engagement refers to a business relationship between two individuals, which can be inter (with an individual of opposite ethnicity) or intra (with an individual of same ethnicity). I show, the more segregated an economy is i.e., the higher is the degree of intra-relative to inter-ethnic engagements, the more conflict prone the economy is. The chances of conflict are lowered if there are inter-ethnic ties in form of social engagement, i.e. if individuals derive utility from social interactions. Absolute poverty can also play a role in precipitating conflict. I also provide an empirical analysis in the context of Hindu-Muslim violence in India. The analysis shows that higher is the inbreeding homophily at a place the greater is the probability of occurrence of a conflict there, which validates the main result of the paper.
Economics
Social sciences;Conflict;Homophily;Microfinance;Rumors
Babaee, Ali
Chatterjee, Kalyan
The Pennsylvania State University
1847568761; 10296973
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[Thesis]
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