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This dissertation analyzes demographic and geographic conditions that may be associated with conflict. The first chapter investigates the relationship between subnational ethnic composition and the spread of conflict. I find that conflict arises in ethnically diverse areas only …

The dissertation is comprised of three separate chapters. The first two chapters deal with attitudes toward minorities and the political and economic outcome of these attitudes in the U.S. and Israel. The third chapter evaluates The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index in …