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Nation formation and genetic diversity

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Economíaes
dc.contributor.authorDesmet, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorLe Breton, Michel
dc.contributor.authorOrtuño, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Shlomo
dc.contributor.otherUniversidad Catolica de Louvain
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-26T10:45:21Z
dc.date.available2009-10-26T10:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a model of nation formation in which culturally heteroge- neous agents vote on the optimal level of public spending. Larger nations beneÞt from increasing returns in the provision of public goods, but bear the costs of greater cultural heterogeneity. This tradeoff induces agents preferences over different geo- graphical conÞgurations, thus determining the likelihood of secession and uniÞcation. We provide empirical support for choosing genetic distances as a proxy of cultural heterogeneity. By using data on genetic distances, we examine the stability of the current map of Europe and identify the regions prone to secession and the countries that are more likely to merge. Our framework is further applied to estimate the welfare gains from European Union membership.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/5545
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10016/5546
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper
dc.relation.ispartofseries2006095
dc.rights© CORE
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dc.subject.ecienciaEconomía
dc.subject.otherNation formation
dc.subject.otherGenetic diversity
dc.subject.otherCultural heterogeneity
dc.subject.otherSecession
dc.subject.otherUnification
dc.subject.otherEuropean Union
dc.titleNation formation and genetic diversity
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