Relational state building in areas of limited statehood: Experimental evidence on the attitudes of the police

S Karim - American political science review, 2020 - cambridge.org
Under what conditions does state expansion into limited statehood areas improve
perceptions of state authority? Although previous work emphasizes identity or institutional …

Segregation, ethnic favoritism, and the strategic targeting of local public goods

S Ejdemyr, E Kramon… - Comparative Political …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This article demonstrates that ethnic segregation is a key determinant of local public goods
provision. We argue that this results from politicians' strategic engagement in ethnic …

The political boundaries of ethnic divisions

S Bazzi, M Gudgeon - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We use a policy experiment in Indonesia to show how local political boundaries affect ethnic
tension. Redrawing district borders along group lines reduces conflict. However, the gains in …

Does exposure to other ethnic regions promote national integration? Evidence from Nigeria

O Okunogbe - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024 - aeaweb.org
This paper examines how temporary exposure to a different ethnic region affects national
integration, using original survey data from participants in Africa's largest national youth …

The geography of linguistic diversity and the provision of public goods

K Desmet, JF Gomes, I Ortuño-Ortín - Journal of Development Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the importance of local interaction between individuals of different
ethnolinguistic groups for the provision of public goods at the national level. The conceptual …

Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review

L Gyimah, IA Agyepong, D Owiredu, E Awini… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, pregnant and postpartum women with mental health
problems are often missed in healthcare systems. To address this, a practical and simple …

" Idol talks!" AI-driven image to text to speech: illustrated by an application to images of deities.

PS Sherly, P Velvizhy - Heritage Science, 2024 - nature.com
This work aims to provide an innovative solution to enhance the accessibility of images by
an innovative image to text to speech system. It is applied to Hindu and Christian divine …

Interethnic and interfaith marriages in sub-Saharan Africa

J Crespin-Boucaud - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper documents interethnic and interfaith marriage patterns to better understand
which identity-related cleavages matter in sub-Saharan Africa. Using Demographic and …

[PDF][PDF] The relationship between ethnic diversity & development: A diversity dividend

T Kirk, D Stein, A Fisher - Konung …, 2018 - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
This paper explores evidence supporting a diversity dividend. The dividend hypothesises a
positive association between ethnic diversity and development. Thus, it challenges research …

Protest matters: The effects of protests on economic redistribution

B Archibong - Available at SSRN 4029312, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
Can citizen-led protests lead to meaningful economic redistribution and nudge governments
to increase redistributive efforts of fiscal resources? We study the effects of protests on fiscal …