Using fractionalization indexes: deriving methodological principles for growth studies from time series evidence |
| |
Authors: | Johannes Fedderke John Luiz Raphael de Kadt |
| |
Institution: | (1) School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa;(2) Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg, Bunting Road Campus, Cottlesloe, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2092, South Africa;(3) School of Politics, University of Kwazulu Natal, Natal, South Africa |
| |
Abstract: | Recent cross-country growth studies have found that ethnolinguistic fractionalization is an important explanatory variable
of long-run growth performance. This paper highlights some limitations of cross-country studies by focusing on the time series
evidence for South Africa. In presenting variation over time in a number of social dimensions, this paper adds longitudinal
evidence on a range of dimensions that have been linked to long run economic development. Given South Africa’s history of
ethnic and racial politics, it constitutes a useful case study to explore the dynamics of the possible effects of ethnolinguistic
fractionalization on growth. We introduce several new sets of fractionalization indicators for South Africa: ethnolinguistic,
religious and cultural fractionalization, and a polarization measure. The results of this study provide important nuance to
the existing body of evidence, for the use of fractionalization indices in growth studies.
|
| |
Keywords: | JEL Classification" target="_blank">JEL Classification O4 O11 Z13 |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|