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Conflict, Political Structure And Economic Growth In Dual-Population Lands, Amnon Levy, J. R. Faria
Conflict, Political Structure And Economic Growth In Dual-Population Lands, Amnon Levy, J. R. Faria
Faculty of Business - Economics Working Papers
The optimal consumption growth rate for a group in a strictly political federation in a dual-population land is lower than that under partition if the group is wealthier and has a lower population growth rate than its counterpart. Even in such circumstances the group may economically benefit from joining a federation that facilitates technological transfer as long as the group’s initial technology is inferior to the hybrid. The group’s optimal consumption growth rate during a civil war is larger than those under partition and a strictly political federation if its rival’s warfare is mainly aimed at inflicting casualties.