The transmission of continuous cultural traits in endogenous social networks

T. Hellmann and F. Panebianco

Economics Letters, 2018, vol. 167, issue C, 51-55

Abstract: Continuous cultural traits are transmitted across generations in a network which is under the control of parents. We derive optimal network choices, characterize the long-run outcome, and show that high socialization incentives lead to slow convergence of cultural traits.

Keywords: Cultural transmission; Social networks; Persistence of cultural traits; Network formation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 C72 D83 D85 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.02.019

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