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dc.contributor.authorCorneo, Giacomoen
dc.contributor.authorJeanne, Olivieren
dc.date.accessioned2007-09-05-
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-25T13:28:25Z-
dc.date.available2009-09-25T13:28:25Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.isbn3938369507en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/28049-
dc.description.abstractChanneling human resources into the right occupations has historically been a key to economic prosperity. Occupational choices are not only driven by the material rewards associated with the various occupations, but also by the esteem that they confer. We propose a model of endogenous growth in which occupations carry a symbolic value that makes them more or less attractive; the evolution of symbolic values is endogenous and determined by purposive transmission of value systems within families. The model sheds light on the interaction between cultural and economic development and identifies circum- stances under which value systems matter for long-run growth. It shows the possibility of culturally determined poverty traps and offers a framework for thinking about the transition from traditional to modern values.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFreie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft |cBerlinen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDiskussionsbeiträge |x2007/2en
dc.subject.jelD1en
dc.subject.jelO1en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsymbolic valuesen
dc.subject.keywordoccupational choiceen
dc.subject.keywordeconomic developmenten
dc.subject.keywordlong-run growth.en
dc.subject.stwBildungsverhaltenen
dc.subject.stwKulturpsychologieen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Werteen
dc.subject.stwEntwicklungen
dc.subject.stwNeue Wachstumstheorieen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleSymbolic values, occupational choice, and economic development-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn541754629en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:fubsbe:20072en

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