Poverty and Prejudice: Evidence From Myanmar

Constant Courtin, Gareth Nellis, Michael Weaver, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia, Department of Political Science, University of California San Diego

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Published online on February 12, 2026

Abstract

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Does poverty drive prejudice? We study this question in Myanmar, a deeply divided society where anti-Muslim sentiment surged during a partial democratic transition in the mid-2010s. Drawing on theories of economic competition and scapegoating, we test ...