Cultural leader and the dynamics of assimilation
Thierry Verdier
(1, 2, 3, 4)
,
Yves Zénou
(5, 6, 1)
Thierry Verdier
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Résumé
This paper studies the population dynamics of cultural traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission with a perfectly-forward looking cultural leader. We show that there exists a threshold size in terms of population above which the cultural leader becomes active. We also show that a policy affecting some key parameters (such as the cost of providing the religious good) has a different impact in the short run and in the long run due to over-reactions or under-reactions of the different cultural groups. Finally, we study the cultural competition between two forward-looking cultural leaders with opposite objectives. We show that the steady-state cultural equilibrium depends on the time preference structure of the two leaders.
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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 leader and the dynamics of assimilation
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Résumé |
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This paper studies the population dynamics of cultural traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission with a perfectly-forward looking cultural leader. We show that there exists a threshold size in terms of population above which the cultural leader becomes active. We also show that a policy affecting some key parameters (such as the cost of providing the religious good) has a different impact in the short run and in the long run due to over-reactions or under-reactions of the different cultural groups. Finally, we study the cultural competition between two forward-looking cultural leaders with opposite objectives. We show that the steady-state cultural equilibrium depends on the time preference structure of the two leaders.
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Auteur(s) |
Thierry Verdier
1, 2, 3, 4
, Yves Zénou
5, 6, 1
1
CEPR -
Center for Economic Policy Research
( 143559 )
- Royaume-Uni
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 1171428 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
PUC RIO -
PUC RIO
( 507112 )
- Brésil
5
Stockholm University
( 300563 )
- SE-106 91 Stockholm
- Suède
6
Monash University [Melbourne]
( 469589 )
- Victoria 3800, Australia
- Australie
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2018-05
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Volume |
175
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Page/Identifiant |
374 - 414
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Mots-clés |
en
Cultural substituability, Integration, Forward-looking leader
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jet.2018.01.019 |
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