Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271809 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10165
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper overviews theoretical and empirical contributions that study political borders from an economic perspective. It reviews theories of the number and size of nations focused on the trade-off between economies of scale in public-good provision and heterogeneity of preferences over public policies as well as on the factors affecting this trade-off, such as democratization, international openness, and conflict. It also reviews studies of political integration and disintegration that focus on economic inequality, redistribution policies, and the geographical distribution of resources. Finally, the paper discusses recent empirical studies that shed light on the relations among heterogeneity, conflict, and borders. This line of research is part of a growing literature on the interplay between cultural variables and economic and political outcomes.
Subjects: 
borders
economies of scale
public goods
federalism
decentralization
ethnicity
culture
conflict
JEL: 
D70
D74
F50
F55
H10
H40
H77
N40
P00
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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