The Dynamics of Horizontal Economic Inequality in Countries Affected by Ethnic Conflict
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Date
2021-08
Authors
Ndayikeza, Michel Armel
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African Economic Research Consortium
Abstract
This paper examines the dynamics of horizontal inequality in countries that
have experienced ethnic conflict. This contrasts with previous studies which
have focused on the effect of inequality on conflict. Understanding how conflict
affects inequality serves to shed light on reasons behind conflict recurrence and
slow economic development. The complex relationship between inequality
and conflict is analyzed using both quantitative information, i.e., Demographic
and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 36 countries for the time 1986-2018, and
qualitative information, i.e., six country case studies. The focus throughout is