The Geography of Linguistic Diversity and the Provision of Public Goods
Abstract
This paper theoretically analyzes and empirically investigates the importance of local interaction between individuals of different linguistic groups for the provision of public goods at the national level. Depending on whether local interaction mitigates or reinforces antagonism towards other groups, the micro-founded theory we develop predicts that a country's provision of public goods (i) decreases in its overall linguistic fractionalization,...
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The Geography of Linguistic Diversity and the Provision of Public Goods
Published Date
Jan 1, 2016
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