The economic incentives of cultural transmission: spatial evidence from naming patterns across France
Yann Algan, Clément Malgouyres, Thierry Mayer, Mathias Thoenig
This paper studies how economic incentives influence cultural transmission, using a crucial expression of cultural identity: Child naming decisions. Our focus is on Arabic versus Non-Arabic names given in France over the 2003-2007 period. Our model of cultural transmission features three determinants: (i) vertical (parental) cultural transmission culture; (ii) horizontal (neighborhood) influence; (iii) information on the economic penalty associated with Arabic names. We find that economic incentives largely influence naming choices: Would the parental expectation on the economic penalty be zero, the annual number of babies born with an Arabic name would be more than 50 percent larger.
Year of publication: |
June 2021
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Authors: | Algan, Yann ; Malgouyres, Clément ; Mayer, Thierry ; Thoenig, Mathias |
Publisher: |
Bonn, Germany : IZA - Institute of Labor Economics |
Subject: | cultural economics | cultural transmission | first names | social interactions | Namensgebung | Kinder | Children | Interkulturelle Beziehungen | Cross-cultural relations | Arabisch | Arab | Soziale Integration | Social integration | Anreiz | Incentives | Frankreich | France | 2003-2007 |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 82 Seiten) Illustrationen |
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Series: | Discussion paper series / IZA. - Bonn : IZA, ZDB-ID 2120053-1. - Vol. no. 14476 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/236507 [Handle] |
Classification: | Z1 - Cultural Economics ; J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012581488