Diversity and Conflict

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Diversity and Conflict. / Arbatlı, Cemal Eren; Ashraf, Quamrul H.; Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc.

In: Econometrica, Vol. 88, No. 2, 01.03.2020, p. 727-797.

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Harvard

Arbatlı, CE, Ashraf, QH, Galor, O & Klemp, M 2020, 'Diversity and Conflict', Econometrica, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 727-797. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA13734

APA

Arbatlı, C. E., Ashraf, Q. H., Galor, O., & Klemp, M. (2020). Diversity and Conflict. Econometrica, 88(2), 727-797. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA13734

Vancouver

Arbatlı CE, Ashraf QH, Galor O, Klemp M. Diversity and Conflict. Econometrica. 2020 Mar 1;88(2):727-797. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA13734

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Arbatlı, Cemal Eren ; Ashraf, Quamrul H. ; Galor, Oded ; Klemp, Marc. / Diversity and Conflict. In: Econometrica. 2020 ; Vol. 88, No. 2. pp. 727-797.

Bibtex

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