TY  - JOUR
AB  - Using a sample of 86 countries over the 1960–1999 period, this paper investigates the differential growth effects of ethnic division across cultural regions. While the evidence supports a negative relationship between ethnic fragmentation and economic growth, this relationship is significant only for Africa and Latin America. This study also uses a religious measure of ethnic fragmentation, and finds that religious diversity has a positive impact on growth. This impact, however, is present only in the Middle East and East Asia. Some possible reasons behind the heterogeneous effects of ethnic diversity are also explored.
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SN  - 1446-8956
DO  - 10.1108/eb045857
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045857
AU  - Yang Benhua
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - The impact of ethnic diversity on growth: the regional differences
T2  - International Journal of Development Issues
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 11
EP  - 33
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -