We provide new measures of ethnic, linguistic, and religious fractionalization for about 190
countries. These measures are more comprehensive than those previously used in the …

Does fractionalization change over (short periods of) time? If so, are there any substantial
implications for economic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new …

Many claim that national economic success depends upon cultural homogeneity. We collect
new time-series data and develop new measures of ethnic, linguistic and religious …

This paper analyzes the role that different indices and dimensions of ethnicity play in the
process of economic development. Firstly, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of …

Do institutions rule when explaining cross‐country divergence? By employing regression
tree analysis to uncover the existence and nature of multiple development clubs and growth …

For their empirical evaluation, several active research programs in economics and political
science require data on ethnic groups across countries.“Ethnic group,” however, is a …

In most studies of the impact of ethnic diversity on economic growth, diversity is
hypothesized to affect growth through its effect on macroeconomic policies. This article …

The theory about missing links of economic growth often lags behind the empirical
estimations of such links. A consensus has emerged that ethnic fractionalization has a …

This paper explores the relationship between the degree of division or fractionalization of a
country's population (along ethnolinguistic and religious dimensions) and both political …

This paper ia an attempt to clarify the relationship between fractionalization, polarization and
conflict. The literature on the measurement of ethnic diversity has taken as given that the …