Beyond the Melting Pot: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits

Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier

Working Papers from Laval - Laboratoire Econometrie

Abstract: This paper presents an economic analysis of the intergenerational transmission of ethnic and religious traits through family socialization and marital segregation decisions. Frequency of intra-group marriage (homogamy), as well as socialization rates of religious and ethnic groups, depend on the group's share of the population: minority groups search more intensely for homogamous mates, and spend more resources to socialize their offspring.

Keywords: ETHNIC GROUPS; RELIGION; MARRIAGE; MINORITY GROUPS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 1999
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