Transborder Ethnic Kin and Regional Prosperity : Evidence from Night-Time Light Intensity in Africa (Update)
Updated version 27th May 2018 Authors : Christophe Muller and Pierre Pecher This study investigates the consequences of cross-border ethnic linkages affecting local income in Africa. We show that kinship connections to transborder ethnic clans affect the allocation of public good spending, measured by luminosity in an ethnic group’s homeland, controlling for many other factors. We
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