Natural resources and income inequality: The role of ethnic divisions

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 3
Pages: 360-363

Authors (2)

Fum, Ruikang Marcus (not in RePEc) Hodler, Roland (Universität St. Gallen)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We hypothesize that natural resources raise income inequality in ethnically polarized societies, but reduce income inequality in ethnically homogenous societies; and we present empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:3:p:360-363
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-02-02