Is Nonmetropolitan America being repopulated? The evidence from Pennsylvania’s minor civil divisions

Ethnic Divisions and Civil War

The period since World War Two has been marked by a great deal of civil war. Most of these civil wars have been ethnic civil wars. This paper presents a one shot game of ethnic conflict. The government is endowed with goods that it distributes among ethnic groups. The government is initially controlled by one of the groups and other factions can expend resources to fight for control of the gove...

Poverty , Inequality and Social Justice in Nonmetropolitan America

Religion and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from PSM Approach

While some research projects have been done into the guidelines for and inefficacy of religious involvement in subjective well-being (SWB), it has been well-argued that religious involvement should be more considered as one of the key elements triggering off SWB. The current study examines the possible relationship between religious involvement, religious attendance, religious beliefs, and SWB ...

Structural Changes and the Index of Economic Well-being: Empirical Evidence from the Iranian Economy

It is a well-established empirical fact that economic growth and development brings about major changes in sectorial output, employment, and consumption structure. In the context of economic development discussion, structural change refers to the change in key components of macroeconomic indicators, including national production and expenditure, exports and imports, population, and the sectoria...

Is Corruption Really Bad for Inequality? Evidence from Latin America

This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between corruption and income inequality. Using a panel data methodology, we find that lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality in Latin America. This result is in contrast to other empirical studies but it makes sense in Latin America for a number of reasons. The finding of an inverse relationship between inequality and c...