The Economic Incentives of Cultural Transmission: Spatial Evidence from Naming Patterns Across France
Yann Algan
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Clément Malgouyres
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Thierry Mayer
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Résumé
This paper studies how economic incentives influence cultural transmission, using a crucial expression of cultural identity: Child naming decisions. Our focus is on Arabic versus Non-Arabic names given in France over the 2003-2007 period. Our model of cultural transmission features three determinants: (i) vertical (parental) cultural transmission culture; (ii) horizontal (neighborhood) influence; (iii) information on the economic penalty associated with Arabic names. We find that economic incentives largely influence naming choices: Would the parental expectation on the economic penalty be zero, the annual number of babies born with an Arabic name would be more than 50 percent larger.
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The Economic Incentives of Cultural Transmission: Spatial Evidence from Naming Patterns Across France
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Résumé |
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This paper studies how economic incentives influence cultural transmission, using a crucial expression of cultural identity: Child naming decisions. Our focus is on Arabic versus Non-Arabic names given in France over the 2003-2007 period. Our model of cultural transmission features three determinants: (i) vertical (parental) cultural transmission culture; (ii) horizontal (neighborhood) influence; (iii) information on the economic penalty associated with Arabic names. We find that economic incentives largely influence naming choices: Would the parental expectation on the economic penalty be zero, the annual number of babies born with an Arabic name would be more than 50 percent larger.
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Auteur(s) |
Yann Algan
1, 2
, Clément Malgouyres
3, 4
, Thierry Mayer
1, 2, 5
, Mathias Thoenig
6, 2
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ECON -
Département d'économie (Sciences Po)
( 226874 )
- 28 rue des Saints-Pères - 75007 Paris
- France
2
CEPR -
Center for Economic Policy Research
( 143559 )
- Royaume-Uni
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 578027 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
5
CEPII -
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
( 39083 )
- 9 rue Georges Pitard - 75740 Paris Cedex 15
- France
6
UNIL -
Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne
( 97916 )
- CH-1015 Lausanne
- Suisse
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Volume |
132
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Numéro |
642
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Page/Identifiant |
437-470
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Date de publication |
2022-02
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Audience |
Internationale
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Licence |
Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Projet(s) Européen(s) |
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Mots-clés |
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Cultural Economics, Cultural Transmission, First Names, Social Interactions
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DOI | 10.1093/ej/ueab058 |
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