Anirban Mitra|Debraj Ray
Implications of an Economic Theory of Conflict: Hindu-Muslim Violence in India
University of Oslo|New York University
model intergroup conflict driven economic changes within groups show group incomes low increasing group incomes raises violence group lowers violence generated apply model data hindumuslim violence india main result increase per capita muslim expenditures generates large significant increase future religious conflict increase hindu expenditures negative effect findings speak origins hindumuslim violence postindependence india