2021
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3820489
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Regional Favoritism and Human Capital Accumulation in Africa

Abstract: We study the long-run implications of regional and ethnic favoritism in Africa. Combining geocoded individual-level survey data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) with data on national leaders' birthplaces across 41 African countries, we explore the educational attainment of adults who were exposed to favoritism at various points during their life. We find that generic male respondents exposed to regional favoritism during their adolescence have higher educational attainment later in life. This highe… Show more

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“…Asatryan et al (2021b) study the economic implications of mine openings and find that leaders' birth regions benefit unlike other non-mining region, but only in autocratic regimes. Furthermore, Asatryan et al (2021c) on the one hand show that males exposed to regional favoritism during their adolescence have higher human capital later in life potentially leading to more stable employment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Asatryan et al (2021b) study the economic implications of mine openings and find that leaders' birth regions benefit unlike other non-mining region, but only in autocratic regimes. Furthermore, Asatryan et al (2021c) on the one hand show that males exposed to regional favoritism during their adolescence have higher human capital later in life potentially leading to more stable employment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%