Friday, 3 March, 2017 | 15:00 | Micro Theory Research Seminar

Alessandro Riboni, Ph.D. (École Polytechnique) “Nation-Building, Nationalism and Wars”

Alessandro Riboni, Ph.D.

École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France


Authors: Alberto Alesina, Bryony Reich, and Alessandro Riboni

Abstract: The increase in army size observed in modern times changed the way states conducted wars. Starting in the 19th century, states switched from mercenaries to a mass army by conscription. In order for the population to submit (more or less) willingly to conscription, government elites began to provide public goods, reduced rent extraction and adopted nation-building policies.


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