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War and Relatedness
The Review of Economics and Statistics ( IF 6.481 ) Pub Date : 2016-12-01 , DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00554
Enrico Spolaore , Romain Wacziarg

We find that more closely related populations are more prone to engage in international conflict with each other. We provide an economic interpretation based on two connected mechanisms. First, more closely related groups share more similar preferences over rival goods and are thus more likely to fight over them. Second, rulers have stronger incentives to conquer populations more similar to their own, to minimize postconflict heterogeneity in preferences over government types and policies. We find support for these mechanisms using evidence on international conflicts over natural endowments and on territorial changes, including decolonization.

中文翻译:

战争与亲缘关系

我们发现,关系更密切的人口更倾向于相互进行国际冲突。我们基于两种相互联系的机制提供了一种经济解释。首先,关系更密切的群体在竞争商品上享有更多相似的偏好,因此更有可能为之争斗。第二,统治者有更强的动机来征服与其自己更相似的人口,以尽量减少冲突后对政府类型和政策的异质性。我们使用关于自然over赋的国际冲突和包括非殖民化在内的领土变化的证据,为这些机制提供了支持。
更新日期:2016-12-01
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