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Horizontal inequality and ethnic diversity in Brazil

Part of Journal Special Issue Horizontal Inequality: Persistence and Change

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Ethnic diversity and informal work in Ghana

Part of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality

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Ethnic diversity and informal employment in Ghana

Informal activities are widespread in many developing countries. In many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries informal economic activities account for...

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Ethnic diversity and informal work in Ghana

We present the first study that examines the effects of ethnic diversity on informal work. Using two waves of data from the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey, we find that ethnic diversity is associated with a higher probability of engaging in...

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Ethnic inequality and community activities in Indonesia

For the first time in Indonesia, we jointly analyse several economic statistics and ethnic diversity indicators at national and local levels. Nationally, we find very high levels of economic inequality, measured from household asset values or...

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Patterns and trends of group-based inequality in Brazil

In this paper, we analyse the patterns and trends of group-based inequalities in Brazil in the past 30 years. Using data from the last four demographic censuses (1980, 1991, 2000, and 2010), we estimate numerous measures to analyse inequalities...

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Ethnic inequality, the federal character principle, and the reform of Nigeria’s presidential federalism

The federal character principle is Nigeria’s primary formula for mitigating horizontal inequality and conflict in this chronically fractured society. Designed to guarantee inter-group inclusion in the conduct and composition of governmental...

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