Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP10832
Authors: Thierry Verdier; Yves Zenou
Abstract: This paper studies the population dynamics of preference traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission with cultural leaders who compete for oblique socialization. We show that by adding this new channel in the transmission of preferences, i.e. cultural leaders, in steady-state, there cannot be an equilibrium with total assimilation or total integration of the population.
Keywords: assimilation; cultural leaders; integration; socialization
JEL Codes: J13; J15; Z10
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Cultural leaders (Z10) | Socialization of children (J13) |
| Socialization of children (J13) | Preference traits (D91) |
| Cultural leaders (Z10) | Preference traits (D91) |
| Cultural leaders (Z10) | Total assimilation (H19) |
| Cultural leaders (Z10) | Total integration (F15) |