Identity Creating Goods and Free Trade

Identity creating or cultural goods are characterized by a positive consumption network externality and increased utility because of doing what the reference group expects. Different countries have different cultural goods. It is shown that moving from autarky to free trade a country may suffer a welfare reduction if consumption of its own cultural good is reduced in favor of a foreign cultural good, regardless of comparative advantage. On the other hand, welfare may be increased even if the domestic cultural good disappears altogether.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Clemenz, Gerhard
Publisher:	Frankfurt a. M. : Verein für Socialpolitik
Subject:	Cultural goods \| free trade

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Series:	Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Foreign Direct Investment, Employment and Wages ; B4-V1
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	65594494X [GVK] hdl:10419/37167 [Handle]
Classification:	F10 - Trade. General ; F19 - Trade. Other ; F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations
Source:	EconStor