Should Immigrants Culturally Assimilate or Preserve Their Own Culture? Individual Beliefs and the Longevity of National Identity
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Algan, Yann & Bisin, Alberto & Manning, Alan & Verdier, Thierry (ed.), 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199660094.
- Roland Bénabou & Jean Tirole, 2011. "Identity, Morals, and Taboos: Beliefs as Assets," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 126(2), pages 805-855.
- Bockstette, Valerie & Chanda, Areendam & Putterman, Louis, 2002.
"States and Markets: The Advantage of an Early Start,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 7(4), pages 347-369, December.
- Louis Putterman & Valerie Bockstette, 2000. "States and Markets:the Advantage of an Early Start," Working Papers 2000-12, Brown University, Department of Economics.
- Bisin, Alberto & Verdier, Thierry, 2017.
"Inequality, redistribution and cultural integration in the Welfare State,"
European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 122-140.
- Alberto Bisin & Thierry Verdier, 2017. "Inequality, redistribution and cultural integration in the Welfare State," Post-Print hal-01631105, HAL.
- Verdier, Thierry & Bisin, Alberto, 2017. "Inequality, redistribution and cultural integration in the Welfare State," CEPR Discussion Papers 11916, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Alberto Bisin & Thierry Verdier, 2017. "Inequality, redistribution and cultural integration in the Welfare State," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-01631105, HAL.
- Ran Abramitzky & Leah Boustan, 2017.
"Immigration in American Economic History,"
Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 55(4), pages 1311-1345, December.
- Ran Abramitzky & Leah Platt Boustan, 2016. "Immigration in American Economic History," NBER Working Papers 21882, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Ran Abramitzky & Leah Platt Boustan & Katherine Eriksson, 2014.
"A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration,"
Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 122(3), pages 467-506.
- Ran Abramitzky & Leah Platt Boustan & Katherine Eriksson, 2012. "A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration," NBER Working Papers 18011, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Alexander M. Danzer & Hulya Ulku, 2011.
"Integration, Social Networks and Economic Success of Immigrants: A Case Study of the Turkish Community in Berlin,"
Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 64(3), pages 342-365, August.
- Danzer, Alexander M. & Ulku, Hulya, 2011. "Integration, Social Networks and Economic Success of Immigrants: A Case Study of the Turkish Community in Berlin," Munich Reprints in Economics 20027, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2008.
"Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?,"
Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 6(2-3), pages 445-456, 04-05.
- Verdier, Thierry & Zenou, Yves & Bisin, Alberto & Patacchini, Eleonora, 2007. "Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?," CEPR Discussion Papers 6453, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Bisin, Alberto & Patacchini, Eleonora & Verdier, Thierry & Zenou, Yves, 2007. "Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?," IZA Discussion Papers 3006, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2008. "Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?," Post-Print halshs-00754289, HAL.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2008. "Are Muslim Immigrants Different in Terms of Cultural Integration?," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-00754289, HAL.
- George A. Akerlof & Rachel E. Kranton, 2000. "Economics and Identity," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 115(3), pages 715-753.
- Chiswick, Barry R, 1978. "The Effect of Americanization on the Earnings of Foreign-born Men," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 86(5), pages 897-921, October.
- Lewis S. Davis & Sumit S. Deole, 2015. "Immigration, Attitudes and the Rise of the Political Right: The Role of Cultural and Economic Concerns over Immigration," CESifo Working Paper Series 5680, CESifo.
- George J. Borjas, 2021.
"Assimilation, Changes in Cohort Quality, and the Earnings of Immigrants,"
World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics, chapter 2, pages 3-29,
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Borjas, George J, 1985. "Assimilation, Changes in Cohort Quality, and the Earnings of Immigrants," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 3(4), pages 463-489, October.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012.
"Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe,"
SciencePo Working papers Main
hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-00812826, HAL.
- Yann Algan & Alberto Bisin & Alan Manning & Thierry Verdier, 2012. "Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe," Post-Print hal-00812826, HAL.
- Amelie F. Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2008.
"Measuring Ethnic Identity and its Impact on Economic Behavior,"
Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 6(2-3), pages 424-433, 04-05.
- Amelie Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2007. "Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 721, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
- Constant, Amelie F. & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2007. "Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior," IZA Discussion Papers 3063, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Amelie Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2007. "Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behavior," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 47, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
- Zimmermann, Klaus F. & Constant, Amelie, 2007. "Measuring Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on Economic Behaviour," CEPR Discussion Papers 6466, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Alberto Alesina & Paola Giuliano, 2015.
"Culture and Institutions,"
Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 53(4), pages 898-944, December.
- Alberto Alesina & Paola Giuliano, 2013. "Culture and Institutions," NBER Working Papers 19750, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Alesina, Alberto Francesco & Giuliano, Paola, 2015. "Culture and Institutions," Scholarly Articles 27759053, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Alesina, Alberto & Giuliano, Paola, 2015. "Culture and Institutions," IZA Discussion Papers 9246, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Alesina, Alberto & Giuliano, Paola, 2015. "Culture and Institutions," CEPR Discussion Papers 10773, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Cameron, Lisa & Erkal, Nisvan & Gangadharan, Lata & Zhang, Marina, 2015. "Cultural integration: Experimental evidence of convergence in immigrants’ preferences," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 38-58.
- Joshua D. Angrist & Jörn-Steffen Pischke, 2009. "Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 8769.
- Ran Abramitzky & Leah Platt Boustan & Katherine Eriksson, 2016. "Cultural Assimilation during the Age of Mass Migration," NBER Working Papers 22381, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- George J. Borjas & Lynette Hilton, 1996.
"Immigration and the Welfare State: Immigrant Participation in Means-Tested Entitlement Programs,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 111(2), pages 575-604.
- George J. Borjas & Lynette Hilton, 1995. "Immigration and the Welfare State: Immigrant Participation in Means- Tested Entitlement Programs," NBER Working Papers 5372, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Teresa Casey & Christian Dustmann, 2010.
"Immigrants' Identity, Economic Outcomes and the Transmission of Identity across Generations,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 120(542), pages 31-51, February.
- Teresa Casey & Christian Dustmann, 2009. "Immigrants' Identity, Economic Outcomes, and the Transmission of Identity across Generations," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0923, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Prummer, Anja & Siedlarek, Jan-Peter, 2014.
"Institutions And The Preservation Of Cultural Traits,"
Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems
470, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich.
- Anja Prummer & Jan-Peter Siedlarek, 2014. "Institutions and the Preservation of Cultural Traits," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 1465, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Maria Rosaria Carillo & Vincenzo Lombardo & Tiziana Venittelli, 2021.
"Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants,"
LEM Papers Series
2021/08, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
- Carillo, Maria Rosaria & Lombardo, Vincenzo & Venittelli, Tiziana, 2021. "Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants," GLO Discussion Paper Series 749, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Gordon B Dahl & Christina Felfe & Paul Frijters & Helmut Rainer, 2022.
"Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls,"
The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 89(5), pages 2491-2528.
- Dahl, Gordon B. & Felfe, Christina & Frijters, Paul & Rainer, Helmut, 2020. "Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls," IZA Discussion Papers 13507, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Dahl, Gordon B. & Felfe, Christina & Frijters, Paul & Rainer, Helmut, 2022. "Caught between cultures: unintended consequences of improving opportunity for immigrant girls," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 124064, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Gordon B. Dahl & Cristina Felfe & Paul Frijters & Helmut Rainer, 2020. "Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls," NBER Working Papers 26674, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Gordon B. Dahl & Christina Felfe & Paul Frijters & Helmut Rainer, 2020. "Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls," CESifo Working Paper Series 8045, CESifo.
- Dahl, Gordon & Felfe, Christina & Frijters, Paul & Rainer, Helmut, 2021. "Caught between Cultures: Unintended Consequences of Improving Opportunity for Immigrant Girls," CEPR Discussion Papers 15671, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Nick Drydakis, 2013.
"The effect of ethnic identity on the employment of immigrants,"
Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 11(2), pages 285-308, June.
- Drydakis, Nick, 2012. "The Effect of Ethnic Identity on the Employment of Immigrants," IZA Discussion Papers 6314, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Maria Rosaria Carillo & Vincenzo Lombardo & Tiziana Venittelli, 2023. "Social identity and labor market outcomes of immigrants," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 36(1), pages 69-113, January.
- Cai, Shu & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2024.
"Social identity and labor market outcomes of internal migrant workers,"
European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
- Cai, Shu & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2024. "Social Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Internal Migrant Workers," GLO Discussion Paper Series 716 [pre.], Global Labor Organization (GLO).
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2019.
"Culture: persistence and evolution,"
Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 117-154, June.
- Giavazzi, Francesco & Schiantarelli, Fabio & Petkov, Ivan, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," CEPR Discussion Papers 10024, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 853, Boston College Department of Economics, revised 28 Feb 2019.
- Francesco Giavazzi & Ivan Petkov & Fabio Schiantarelli, 2014. "Culture: Persistence and Evolution," NBER Working Papers 20174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Harminder Battu & Yves Zenou, 2010.
"Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 120(542), pages 52-71, February.
- Harminder Battu & Yves Zenou, 2009. "Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities. Evidence from England," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 0924, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Battu, Harminder & Zenou, Yves, 2009. "Oppositional Identities and Employment for Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from England," IZA Discussion Papers 4517, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Vasiliki Fouka & Soumyajit Mazumder & Marco Tabellini, 2018. "From Immigrants to Americans: Race and Assimilation during the Great Migration," Harvard Business School Working Papers 19-018, Harvard Business School, revised Jun 2019.
- Zaiceva, A. & Zimmermann, K.F., 2016.
"Migration and the Demographic Shift,"
Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, in: Piggott, John & Woodland, Alan (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 0, pages 119-177,
Elsevier.
- Zaiceva, Anzelika & Zimmermann, Klaus F., 2014. "Migration and the Demographic Shift," IZA Discussion Papers 8743, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Monscheuer, Ole, 2023. "National identity and the integration of second-generation immigrants," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
- Marina Gindelsky, 2019. "Testing the acculturation of the 1.5 generation in the United States: Is there a “critical” age of migration?," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 31-65, March.
- Cédric Gorinas, 2014. "Ethnic identity, majority norms, and the native–immigrant employment gap," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 27(1), pages 225-250, January.
- Gil Epstein & Odelia Heizler (Cohen), 2015. "Ethnic identity: a theoretical framework," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-11, December.
- Drydakis, Nick, 2011. "Ethnic Identity and Immigrants' Wages in Greece," IZA Discussion Papers 6078, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Jérôme Gonnot & Federica lo Polito, 2023. "Cultural Transmission and Political Attitudes: Explaining Differences between Natives and Immigrants in Western Europe," Working Papers 2023-12, CEPII research center.
- Keller, Nicolas & Gathmann, Christina & Monscheuer, Ole, 2015. "Citizenship and the Social Integration of Immigrants: Evidence from Germany's Immigration Reforms," VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy 113184, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Smolny, Werner & Rieber, Alexander, 2016. "Labour market integration of immigrants - Evidence for the German guest workers," VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change 145629, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2011.
"Ethnic identity and labour market outcomes of immigrants in Europe [Assessing the oppositional culture explanation for racial/ethnic differences in school performance],"
Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po;CES;MSH, vol. 26(65), pages 57-92.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2011. "Ethnic identity and labour market outcomes of immigrants in Europe," Post-Print halshs-00754564, HAL.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2011. "Ethnic Identity and Labor-Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Europe," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1103, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
- Verdier, Thierry & Zenou, Yves & Bisin, Alberto & Patacchini, Eleonora, 2011. "Ethnic Identity and Labor-Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Europe," CEPR Discussion Papers 8212, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Alberto Bisin & Eleonora Patacchini & Thierry Verdier & Yves Zenou, 2011. "Ethnic identity and labour market outcomes of immigrants in Europe," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-00754564, HAL.
- Bisin, Alberto & Patacchini, Eleonora & Verdier, Thierry & Zenou, Yves, 2011. "Ethnic Identity and Labor-Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Europe," Research Papers in Economics 2011:2, Stockholm University, Department of Economics.
- Piracha, Matloob & Tani, Massimiliano & Cheng, Zhiming & Wang, Ben Zhe, 2021.
"Ethnic Identity and Immigrants' Labour Market Outcomes,"
IZA Discussion Papers
14123, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Piracha, Matloob & Tani, Massimiliano & Cheng, Zhiming & Wang, Ben Zhe, 2021. "Ethnic identity and immigrants' labour market outcomes," GLO Discussion Paper Series 767, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
More about this item
Keywords
cultural assimilation; immigrants; individual beliefs; national identity; longevity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CUL-2017-10-29 (Cultural Economics)
- NEP-MIG-2017-10-29 (Economics of Human Migration)
- NEP-SOC-2017-10-29 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_6470. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Klaus Wohlrabe (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/cesifde.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.