Globalization and the dynamics of cultural identity

Jacques Olivier, Mathias Thoenig and Thierry Verdier
Additional contact information
Jacques Olivier: HEC Paris - Recherche - Hors Laboratoire - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, CEPR - Center for Economic Policy Research

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: This paper presents a simple model where micro-founded dynamics of cultural identity are endogenous and interact with an international trade equilibrium. This process generates a strong home bias under autarky. We then show that goods market integration causes a phenomenon of cultural divergence, whereby the distributions of cultures become more dissimilar across countries and one of the cultures that existed under autarky ultimately disappears. By way of contrast, we show that social integration causes cultural convergence and can counterbalance the effects of goods market integration.

Keywords: Cultural identity; Cultural transmission; International trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (66)

Published in Journal of International Economics, 2008, 76 (2), pp.356-370. ⟨10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.06.009⟩

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
Journal Article: Globalization and the dynamics of cultural identity (2008)
Working Paper: Globalization and the dynamics of cultural identity (2008)
Working Paper: Globalization and the Dynamics of Cultural Identity (2006)
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:hal:journl:halshs-00754257

DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.06.009

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().