@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17776,
            	author={Kok, Chun Chee and Lim, Gedeon and Shariat, Danial and Siddique, Abu and Tsuda, Shunsuke},
            	title={Interethnic Proximity and Political Development},
            	year={2025},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17776},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17776},
	abstract={We exploit a population resettlement program of ethnic minorities in Malaysia to identify long-run effects of interethnic proximity on economic and political development. From 1948 to 1951, the colonial government moved 500,000 rural Chinese into hundreds of isolated, mono-ethnic camps. In ethnic majority Malay communities adjacent to these camps, we find greater economic prosperity and lower vote shares for the ethno-nationalist Malay party. Effects are stronger in areas with historical, interethnic economic complementarities. Primary survey data suggests that trust-building and social integration were key channels. Our findings highlight the importance of persistent, localized contact in the co-evolution of economic and political development.},
	keywords={Malaysia;development;political preference;ethnicity;Chinese},
            }