Community Leaders and the Preservation of Cultural Traits

Anja Prummer and Jan-Peter Siedlarek

No 1517, Working Papers (Old Series) from Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Abstract: We explain persistent differences in cultural traits of immigrant groups with the presence of community leaders. Leaders influence the cultural traits of their community, which have an impact on the group?s earnings. They determine whether a community will be more assimilated and wealthier or less assimilated and poorer. With a leader, cultural integration remains incomplete. The leader chooses more distinctive cultural traits in high-productivity environments and if the community is more connected. Lump-sum transfers to immigrants can hinder cultural integration. These findings are in line with integration patterns of various ethnic and religious groups.

Keywords: Cultural Integration; Cultural Transmission; Leadership; Immigrants; Labor Market Outcomes; Social Influence; Networks; Diversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 J15 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56 pages
Date: 2015-10-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cul, nep-evo, nep-mig and nep-ure
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DOI: 10.26509/frbc-wp-201517

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