Neckties in the tropics: a model of international trade and cultural diversity

James Rauch and Vitor Trindade ()

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, vol. 42, issue 3, 809-843

Abstract: Some cultural goods are consumed socially and are characterized by the same consumption network externalities as languages. Also, producers of new cultural goods in any one country draw on the stock of ideas generated by previous cultural production in all countries. For such goods, costless trade and communication tend to lead to the dominance of one cultural style, increasing utility in the short run but reducing quality and welfare in the long run. Increasing protection while keeping communication costs low may stimulate production of cultural goods that are `compatible' with the dominant style, adding little to the stock of usable ideas.

JEL-codes: F12 F13 F15 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (24)

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5982.2009.01528.x (text/html)
access restricted to subscribers

Related works:
Journal Article: Neckties in the tropics: a model of international trade and cultural diversity (2009)
Working Paper: Neckties in the Tropics: A Model of International Trade and Cultural Diversity (2005)
Working Paper: Neckties in the Tropics: A Model of International Trade and Cultural Diversity (2005)
Working Paper: Neckties in the Tropics: a Model of International Trade and Cultural Diversity (2004)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:cje:issued:v:42:y:2009:i:3:p:809-843

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.economic ... ionen/membership.php

Access Statistics for this article

Canadian Journal of Economics is currently edited by Zhiqi Chen

More articles in Canadian Journal of Economics from Canadian Economics Association Canadian Economics Association Prof. Werrner Antweiler, Treasurer UBC Sauder School of Business 2053 Main Mall Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Prof. Werner Antweiler ().