Working Paper: NBER ID: w20174
Authors: Francesco Giavazzi; Ivan Petkov; Fabio Schiantarelli
Abstract: This paper documents the speed of evolution (or lack thereof) of a range of values and beliefs of different generations of US immigrants, and interprets the evidence in the light of a model of socialization and identity choice. Convergence to the norm differs greatly across cultural attitudes. Moreover, results obtained studying higher generation immigrants differ from those found when the analysis is limited to the second generation and imply a lesser degree of persistence than previously thought. Persistence is also culture specific, in the sense that the country of origin of one's ancestors matters for the pattern of generational convergence.
Keywords: Cultural Transmission; Immigration; Generational Change; Cultural Attitudes
JEL Codes: A13; F22; J00; J61; Z1
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Time since immigration (J11) | Attitudes of higher-generation immigrants (J15) |
| Generational status (J19) | Cultural attitudes (Z10) |
| Cultural traits (Z13) | Speed of convergence (C69) |
| Attitudes towards cooperation (C71) | Speed of convergence (C69) |
| Political views (D72) | Speed of convergence (C69) |
| Religious attitudes (Z12) | Speed of convergence (C69) |
| Country of origin (O57) | Persistence of cultural traits (Z13) |
| Inherited values + Socio-economic context (Z13) | Integration of cultural attitudes (Z10) |