The Role of Cultural Leaders in the Transmission of Preferences

15 Pages Posted: 21 Sep 2015

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Thierry Verdier

Paris School of Economics (PSE); Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Yves Zenou

Stockholm University; Monash University - Department of Economics; Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI); IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: September 2015

Abstract

This paper studies the population dynamics of preference traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission with cultural leaders who compete for oblique socialization. We show that by adding this new channel in the transmission of preferences, i.e. cultural leaders, in steady-state, there cannot be an equilibrium with total assimilation or total integration of the population.

Keywords: assimilation, cultural leaders, integration, Socialization

JEL Classification: J13, J15, Z10

Suggested Citation

Verdier, Thierry and Zenou, Yves and Zenou, Yves, The Role of Cultural Leaders in the Transmission of Preferences (September 2015). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10832, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2663430

Thierry Verdier (Contact Author)

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Yves Zenou

Monash University - Department of Economics ( email )

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