This measure modifies fractionalization (fe_etfra) so as to take some account of cultural distances between groups, measured as the structural distance between languages spoken by different groups in a country. If the groups in a country speak structurally unrelated languages, their cultural diversity index will be the same as their level of ethnic fractionalization (fe_etfra). The more similar are the languages spoken by different ethnic groups, however, the more will this measure be reduced below the level of ethnic fractionalization for that country. The values are assumed to be constant for all years.
Type of variable: Continuous
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Last updated by source: 2003-06-02
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Standard cross-section: | 153 |
| Standard time-series: | 156 |
| OECD cross-section: | 36 |
| OECD time-series: | 36 |