Cultural transmission, socialization and the population dynamics of multiple-trait distributions
Résumé
This paper studies the population dynamics of multiple preference traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission. Parents socialize and transmit their preferences to their children with endogenous intensities. Populations concentrated on a single cultural group are in general not stable. There is a unique stable stationary distribution, and it supports two or more cultural groups, in particular those with greater intolerance with respect to others' traits. The larger the heterogeneity of intolerance levels across cultural groups, the smaller the number of traits that are supported in the stable stationary distribution.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Cultural transmission, socialization and the population dynamics of multiple-trait distributions
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Résumé |
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This paper studies the population dynamics of multiple preference traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission. Parents socialize and transmit their preferences to their children with endogenous intensities. Populations concentrated on a single cultural group are in general not stable. There is a unique stable stationary distribution, and it supports two or more cultural groups, in particular those with greater intolerance with respect to others' traits. The larger the heterogeneity of intolerance levels across cultural groups, the smaller the number of traits that are supported in the stable stationary distribution.
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Auteur(s) |
Alberto Bisin
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, Giorgio Topa
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, Thierry Verdier
3, 4, 5, 6
1
Department of economics
( 217100 )
- États-Unis
2
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
( 46333 )
- États-Unis
3
PJSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 1312 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
5
CEPR -
Center for Economic Policy Research
( 143559 )
- Royaume-Uni
6
University of Southampton
( 10073 )
- Royaume-Uni
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2009-03
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Volume |
5
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Numéro |
1
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Page/Identifiant |
139-154
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Mots-clés |
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Socialization, Population dynamics, Cultural transmission
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DOI | 10.1111/j.1742-7363.2008.00098.x |
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