The roots of ethnic diversity

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-102

  Ahlerup, Pelle ^a   Olsson, Ola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethnic diversity; Ethnicity; Human origins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860919361     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-011-9075-0     Document Type: Article

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