Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/267727 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IDOS Discussion Paper No. 18/2022
Publisher: 
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn
Abstract: 
Noting that few studies to date have investigated the determinants of social cohesion in a comprehensive and systematic manner, this paper examines the macro-level determinants of social cohesion using a panel of up to 92 developing and developed countries for the period 1990-2020. Employing the system GMM dynamic panel data estimator, which addresses endogeneity concerns by means of internal instruments, I find that the levels of education, government size, globalisation, and economic development have significantly positive effects on most dimensions of a country's social cohesion. In contrast, inflation, corruption and income inequality are detrimental to social cohesion.
Subjects: 
Social cohesion
education
globalisation
inflation
corruption
government size
income inequality
GDP per capita
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ISBN: 
978-3-96021-197-6
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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