A model of cultural transmission, voting and political ideology
A model of cultural transmission, voting and political ideology
In this paper, we present a model of cultural transmission of preferences on goods, some of which are provided publicly through simple majority voting. We emphasize the existence of a two-way causality between socialization decisions and political outcomes. This generates the possibility of indeterminacies and multiple self-fulfilling equilibrium paths in cultural change and politics. We provide then a rationale for ideologies and collective socialization institutions as coordination mechanisms allowing cultural groups to preserve or shift political power in favor of their preference profile in the long run.
cultural change, preferences, voting, public goods
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Verdier, T.
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Bisin, A.
ac19e42b-e8fc-4fcb-8ed1-dec9bc467278
2000
Verdier, T.
317d5545-1ac7-40c7-a632-eefe1944590a
Bisin, A.
ac19e42b-e8fc-4fcb-8ed1-dec9bc467278
Verdier, T. and Bisin, A.
(2000)
A model of cultural transmission, voting and political ideology.
European Journal of Political Economy, 16 (1), .
(doi:10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00045-2).
Abstract
In this paper, we present a model of cultural transmission of preferences on goods, some of which are provided publicly through simple majority voting. We emphasize the existence of a two-way causality between socialization decisions and political outcomes. This generates the possibility of indeterminacies and multiple self-fulfilling equilibrium paths in cultural change and politics. We provide then a rationale for ideologies and collective socialization institutions as coordination mechanisms allowing cultural groups to preserve or shift political power in favor of their preference profile in the long run.
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Published date: 2000
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cultural change, preferences, voting, public goods
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