Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 8-2-2012

Keywords

economics, econometrics, illinois, county, counties, panel data, ethic diversity, poverty, fractionalization, polarization, Stevenson Center

Abstract

Ethnic diversity’s effects on factors of economic development have been studied widely in recent years. I expand upon this research by directly studying ethnic diversity’s effects on the poverty rates within the counties of Illinois, using a dynamic panel technique devised by Blundell and Bond (1998). My results are consistent with the noted effects in previous literature, and provide extra weight towards measures of fractionalization and polarization. I conclude with policy implications and limitations which require future research.

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