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Towards a Theory of Self-Segregation as a Response to Relative Deprivation : Steady-State Outcomes and Social Welfare

We model group formation as a response to relative deprivation. We employ two measures of relative deprivation. We show that in the case of each of these measures the process of deprivation-induced self-selection into groups reaches a steady state, and that the steady-state distribution differs from the distribution that would have obtained had group affiliation been chosen so as to maximize rank. We study the social welfare implications of the deprivationinduced process of group formation and show that when individuals are left to pursue their betterment the resulting state tends to fall short of the best social outcome. We present several implications of the model including federalism and the demand for secession.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy ; No. 94

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Armut
Soziale Gruppe
Segregation
Soziale Wohlfahrtsfunktion
Wohlfahrtseffekt
Theorie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Stark, Oded
Wang, You Qiang
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2004

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Stark, Oded
  • Wang, You Qiang
  • University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Entstanden

  • 2004

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