Objective "I analyze theoretically and empirically the role played by grievances and hostile beliefs in ethnic conflicts. I study the interaction between economic incentives, endogenous salience of ethnic identities, belief dynamics and conflicts. In particular I analyze the formation of oppositional ethnic identities, which correspond to group-specific systems of beliefs leading to distrust and use of violence. Those issues are at the intersection of the literatures on the economics of conflicts and the economics of social identity. They involve both micro- and macro- aspects. I provide an applied theory framework to articulate the analysis and I perform both experimental and empirical investigations to test the main theoretical predictions.The project is ambitious but realistic. It has the potential for important contributions to the current literature: the topic is important, original and unexplored using formal and quantitative methods. My methodological approach encompasses state-of-the-art theory and thought-provocative empirical strategies. The approach is grounded in quantitative economics. However the proposal draws many insights from other disciplines in the social and biological sciences.This proposal is a revised version of my research project which was selected for the second step of the previous ERC 2011 call." Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsnatural sciencesbiological sciences Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-SG-SH1 - ERC Starting Grant - Individuals, institutions and markets Call for proposal ERC-2012-StG_20111124 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE Address Quartier unil-centre bâtiment unicentre 1015 Lausanne Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Mathias Thoenig (Prof.) Administrative Contact Michèle Jaccoud Ramseier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 031 370,00 Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 1 031 370,00 Address Quartier unil-centre bâtiment unicentre 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Principal investigator Mathias Thoenig (Prof.) Administrative Contact Michèle Jaccoud Ramseier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
