Ethnic Inclusiveness of the Central State Government and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
| Autor: | Pierre Pecher, Frédéric Gaspart |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Earth and Life Institute [Louvain-La-Neuve] (ELI), Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Aix-Marseille Sciences Economiques (AMSE), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-École Centrale de Marseille (ECM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ANR-17-CE39-0009,TMENA2,Terrorisme, Radicalisation et Politique Gouvernementale dans les Pays Arabes(2017), ANR-11-IDEX-0001,Amidex,INITIATIVE D'EXCELLENCE AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITE(2011) |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Sub saharan Exploit Public economics 050204 development studies 05 social sciences 1. No poverty Ethnic group Opposition (politics) Development Autocracy [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance growth regressions Central government Phenomenon jel:O11 0502 economics and business Development economics jel:O43 Economics jel:N17 institutions 050207 economics ethnic coalitions Panel data |
| Zdroj: | Journal of African Economies Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28 (2), pp.176-201. ⟨10.1093/jae/ejy020⟩ Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019, 28 (2), pp.176-201. ⟨10.1093/jae/ejy020⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1464-3723 0963-8024 |
| Popis: | We estimate the effect of the share of ethnic groups included in the central government on economic growth, distinguishing between democracies and autocracies in a panel of 41 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1950-2000. We exploit evidence from the Ethnic Power Relations database that categorizes the politically relevant ethnic groups in terms of access to state power. We are taking advantage of the within-country variation and using Fixed-Effects, Difference-GMM and System-GMM estimations. Our dynamic panel data and error-correction growth models display a robust positive effect of the proportion of included groups in democracies. This effect is offset in autocracies and the difference is often significantly negative. This finding withstands the introduction of various controls and specification checks. We provide a theoretical rationalization of this observed phenomenon in the form of a mechanism involving the opposition of forces linked to efficiency gains, coordination failures and inclusiveness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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