Culture: persistence and evolution

Francesco Giavazzi (), Ivan Petkov and Fabio Schiantarelli
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Francesco Giavazzi: Igier-Bocconi University, Cepr and Nber

Journal of Economic Growth, 2019, vol. 24, issue 2, No 1, 117-154

Abstract: 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 lower degree of persistence than previously thought. Persistence is also country specific, in the sense that the country of origin of one’s ancestors matters for the pattern of generational convergence.

Keywords: Culture; Values; Beliefs; Transmission; Persistence; Evolution; Immigration; Integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 F22 J00 J61 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s10887-019-09166-2

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