Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/175880 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Center for Mathematical Economics Working Papers No. 579
Publisher: 
Bielefeld University, Center for Mathematical Economics (IMW), Bielefeld
Abstract: 
We study a model of transmission of continuous cultural traits across generations where children learn their cultural trait from their parents and their social environment modeled by a network. Parents can engage in the socialization process of their children by biasing links in the network in order for their children to adopt a cultural trait similar to their own. In this endogenous network, we study the emergence of positive and negative role models, the existence of a steady state cultural trait, its characterization in terms long-run influence of each dynasty, and the speed of convergence.
Subjects: 
Cultural transmission
Social networks
Persistence of cultural traits
Network Formation
JEL: 
A14
C72
D83
D85
Z13
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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