The Employment Effects of Ethnic Politics
利用15个非洲国家1996-2017年的地理数据，研究发现与执政党关联的族群在议会中获得代表后，其成员就业概率提高2-3个百分点，主要集中于农业自雇就业，表明土地获取渠道是关键机制。
We study the labor market consequences of ethnic politics in African democracies. Using subnational georeferenced data from 15 countries from 1996 to 2017, we compare individuals from ethnicities linked to parties at the margin of electing a representative in the national parliament. Having a local ethnic party politician in parliament increases the likelihood of being employed by 2–3 percentage points. The effect is concentrated in the agricultural sector and mostly driven by self-employment, suggesting increased access to land as the main channel. We also show that religion and age are salient markers in African politics that trigger similar employment effects.