A Generalized Index of Fractionalization

Reference : A Generalized Index of Fractionalization


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Social economics
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/12924

Title :	A Generalized Index of Fractionalization
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	D'Ambrosio, Conchita [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Bossert, Walter [Université de Montréal - UdeM]
	La Ferrara, Eliana [Bocconi University, Milan, Italy]
Publication date :	2011
Journal title :	Economica
Publisher :	The London School of Economics
Volume :	78
Pages :	723-750
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1468-0335
Country :	United Kingdom
Keywords :	[en] Diversity ; Similarity ; Ethno-Linguistic Fractionalization
Abstract :	[en] This paper characterizes an index that is informationally richer than the commonly used ethno-linguistic fractionalization (ELF) index. Our measure of fractionalization takes as a primitive the individuals, as opposed to ethnic groups, and uses information on the similarities among them. Compared to existing indices, our measure does not require that individuals are pre-assigned to exogenously determined categories or groups. We provided an empirical illustration of how our index can be operationalized and what difference it makes as compared to the standard ELF index. This application pertains to the pattern of fractionalization in the USA.
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