Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5062030 Economics Letters 2008 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

I analyze the effects of ethnic and religious diversity on corruption. Using data from US states, I find a positive and linear relationship between ethnic/religious polarization and corruption and an inverse-U-shaped relationship between ethnic/religious fractionalization and corruption.

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Ethnic and religious diversity and corruption
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