عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL49069
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Three essays in applied microeconomic theory
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Souvik Dutta
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Chatterjee, Kalyan
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The Pennsylvania State University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
104
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-40328-2
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
The Pennsylvania State University
Text preceding or following the note
2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Economics
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Conflict;Homophily;Microfinance;Rumors
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Babaee, Ali
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Chatterjee, Kalyan
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
The Pennsylvania State University
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
1847568761; 10296973
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Thesis]
276903
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