Persecution, Pogroms and Genocide: A Conceptual Framework and New Evidence

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Persecution, pogroms, and genocide have plagued humanity for centuries, costing millions of lives and haunting survivors. Economists and economic historians have recently made new contributions to the understanding of these phenomena. We provide a novel conceptual framework which highlights the inter-relationship between the intensity of persecution and migration patterns across dozens of historical episodes. Using this framework as a lens, we survey the growing literature on the causes and consequences of persecution, pogroms, and genocide. Finally, we discuss gaps in the literature and take several tentative steps towards explaining the differences in survival rates of European Jews in the 20th century.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9884

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions ; International Migration ; International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions ; Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: General, International, or Comparative ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
• Subject: genocide ; persecution ; migration ; immigration restrictions ; exit or voice

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Becker, Sascha O. ; Mukand, Sharun ; Yotzov, Ivan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/265919
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET