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" Three essays in applied microeconomic theory "
Souvik Dutta
Chatterjee, Kalyan
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804245
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TL49069
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1847568761; 10296973
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Babaee, Ali
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Three essays in applied microeconomic theory\ Souvik DuttaChatterjee, Kalyan
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The Pennsylvania State University
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2014
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Ph.D.
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2014
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104
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-40328-2
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| Abstract
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The first essay of my dissertation, “<i>Ethnic Conflict and Civic Engagement</i>” 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.
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Economics
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Social sciences;Conflict;Homophily;Microfinance;Rumors
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Chatterjee, Kalyan
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The Pennsylvania State University
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